Two photographers win World Press Photo Awards for AFP
Fabio BUCCIARELLI and Javier MANZANO respectively take 2nd and 3rd place for the “Spot News Stories” category
Brussels (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 12:36:16 | EU says will 'respond firmly' to any trade pact breach by US
Tehran (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 12:32:07 | Iran accuses EU of 'complicity' in US-Israeli attacks: FM spokesman
Baghdad (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 12:05:48 | 51 crew rescued after attack on tankers off Iraq: authorities to AFP
Jerusalem (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 12:04:49 | Israel army says struck site it claims Iran used for developing nuclear arms
Jerusalem (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 12:00:44 | Israel army says Hezbollah fired 200 rockets Wednesday night in 'biggest barrage' of war
Geneva (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 11:55:10 | Middle East war displaces three million inside Iran: UN
Tehran (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 11:32:29 | Several explosions hit Iranian capital: AFP journalist
Jerusalem (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 11:24:42 | Israel defence minister says ordered army to prepare for 'expanding' Lebanon operations
Moscow (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 11:19:50 | Zelensky-Macron talks on pressuring Russia 'obstruct' peace: Kremlin
Moscow (AFP) | 12/03/2026 - 11:11:59 | Kremlin accuses Ukraine of 'reckless' strikes on major gas pipeline in southern Russia
Fabio BUCCIARELLI and Javier MANZANO respectively take 2nd and 3rd place for the “Spot News Stories” category
Freelance reporter Asad Hashim wins the 2018 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize for his coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in his native Pakistan.
AFP signed a contract this week with the Al Jazeera Media Network Group to deliver its Video Service to Qatari Satellite Television.
Sophie Huet is taking over as AFP Global Editor-in-Chief, replacing Phil Chetwynd, who was appointed Global News Director on January 9th 2019. Jean-Luc Bardet succeeds Sophie Huet as Deputy News Director. He will retain his current portfolio as France director. They will take up their new duties on February 4th.
Start date: September 2023 Deadline for applications: April 28, 2023 Location: Tunis Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region
Images of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s funeral broadcast live without interruption from 14.45 GMT by AFP video teams.
AFP has selected Digital Sport Media Group deltatre to provide AFP's clients with Premium Digital Solution for the Olympic Games, starting with the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.
AFP editorial and technical crews will be on standby throughout the conclave at the Vatican, to bring subscribers a live broadcast of the election of Benedict XVI's successor and enable them to share the experience in real-time
In January 2016, an international research group involving Agence France-Presse (AFP) started a three year “Innovation Action” to detect fake videos and eliminate them from news reports and protect the reputations of responsible media providers.
Marc Braibant, 57, has been appointed director of the AFP bureau in Montreal, and will take up his duties in August 2013. He was production editor from 2006 to 2011, before becoming one of the persons responsible for design, development and deployment of AFP’s new Iris editorial system.