New tax filings reveal that Bill Gates donated $7.9 billion last year to ex-wife Melinda French Gates’ own philanthropy, Pivotal Ventures. The news comes roughly a year and a half after French Gates resigned from the Gates Foundation, which they founded together, to focus on her own advocacy.

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

Hollywood star George Clooney has become French, along with his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney and their two children, an official decree seen by AFP on Monday showed.Clooney is not the only Hollywood luminary to want to go French: US director Jim Jarmusch on Friday told France Inter radio that he plans to apply for French nationality.

Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, have obtained French citizenship, along with their two children, official French government documents show.

President Emmanuel Macron has previously denied that Laurent Vinatier worked for the French state and has described his arrest as part of a misinformation campaign by Moscow.

Only 41% of French respondents said they believe next year will be better than 2025, well below global average of 71%, according to Ipsos - Anadolu Ajansı

Roan, who name-checked Bardot in her song “Red Wine Supernova,” initially memorialized the actress on social media after learning of her passing. “She was my inspiration for red wine supernova,” she wrote. “Rest in peace, Ms. Bardot.” Following fan backlash, Roan posted a retraction to her Instagram.

Algerian legislators have declared France's colonization a crime, demanding restitution for property taken during its 130-year rule