French box office drops by 13% to roughly $1.17 billion in 2025, but year-end rebound signals 'positive momentum' for 2026

After a bullish year bolstered by local blockbusters, the 2025 French box office dropped by 13.6% to 156.79 million ...

French soccer player, 19, badly burned in deadly Swiss nightclub fire that killed more than 40

Tahirys Dos Santos was on holiday in the Swiss Alps with friends when the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. local time during ...

French split over Brigitte Bardot tribute due to her far right views

French politicians were divided on Monday over how to pay tribute to the late Brigitte Bardot who, despite her screen legend, ...

French senators approve 2026 budget bill ministers say will worsen fiscal deficit

French senators approved a 2026 budget bill on Monday that the government said would worsen the fiscal deficit by more than it had planned, setting the stage for high-stakes negotiations between both ...

British voters want to be part of EU 'more than French and Italians'

British voters want to be part of the European Union more than their French and Italian counterparts, a new poll reveals.The ...

Chappell Roan walks back Brigitte Bardot praise after learning of late French star's far-right views

Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan has backtracked on her praise for Brigitte Bardot after learning about the late French ...

French ministers report Grok's sex-related content on the X platform to prosecutors

French ministers have reported to prosecutors sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence ...

French Girl Chic or right-wing pin-up? The complicated style legacy of Brigitte Bardot

A celebrated cultural icon who has left an indelible mark on fashion history, Brigitte Bardot was also a prototype for the ...