Paris — Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney. France’s government says George Clooney, his wife Amal and their eight-year-old twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French citizenship. The naturalizations of the Kentucky-born star and his family were announced last weekend in the Journal Officiel, where French government decrees are published. The government notice indicated…
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman and footballers Diogo Jota and Denis Law were among the sports stars who died in 2025. Here is the second part of AFP’s review of the sporting figures we lost this year: Boxing George Foreman died on March 21 aged 76. Foreman was the last of the great quartet of…
Anthony Zurcher,North America correspondent, George Wright and Alex Smith Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images Dick Cheney was one of the most powerful US vice-presidents in history under George W Bush Former US President George W Bush has lead tributes to Dick Cheney, saying his death is “a loss to the nation and a sorrow…
Cairo, Egypt, 27 Oct. 2025: –African Export-import Bank (Afreximbank) on Saturday in Cairo, Egypt, swore in Dr. George Elombi as the Bank’s fourth President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, taking over from Prof. Benedict Oramah as head of the African Multilateral Finance Institution. Formalised with an oath administered by Mr. Wale Edun, Chairman…
George Santos, who was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, arrives for the sentencing in his criminal corruption charges at Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, U.S., April 25, 2025. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday evening said he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, releasing…
At least 15 FBI agents were fired Friday in connection with their actions during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd, a source familiar with the terminations told NBC News. The agents had been assigned to help secure federal buildings during the demonstrations, when a tense standoff developed between a large crowd of…
Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Dr Dion George, is expected to attend the second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia this week. The three-day summit is co-convened by the African Union and the Ethiopian government under the theme, Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient and Green Development. “As one of the worst affected…
Pop star Charli XCX has confirmed her marriage to George Daniel, drummer of band The 1975, after a video snapped by a passer-by sparked online speculation of a wedding. The pair were spotted posing on the steps of Hackney Town Hall on Saturday afternoon – Daniel in suit and tie and the ‘brat’ idol in…
