A waxwork figure of French President Emmanuel Macron has been stolen from a museum in Paris by environmental activists who disguised themselves as employees.

A wax figure of Emmanuel Macron was stolen from a Paris waxwork museum by several people claiming to be Greenpeace environmental activists. According to police sources, two women and a man entered the Grévin Museum, in central Paris and left through an emergency exit with the statue – worth €40,000, (£33,700) – hidden under a blanket.

Activists are pressing for a stop to gas and fertiliser imports from Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.