AFP shocked by death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan

It is with deep shock and sadness that AFP learned of the tragic death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui – killed during a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near the Afghan border with Pakistan.

A highly respected and admired journalist, and a Pulitzer Prize-winner, Danish was well known to many AFP staff – both in India where has was based and also across the agency’s wider network.

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Boomi Named a Pioneer in June 2026 Gartner® Emerging Market Quadrant for No-Code Agent Builders

Boomi, the data activation company for AI, today announced it has been recognized as a Pioneer in the Gartner® Emerging Market Quadrant for No-Code Agent Builders (NCAB). Gartner defines the NCABs market as SaaS-delivered products that offer an integrated design and runtime environment to build, publish and manage AI-powered agents without using coding. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260615413216/en/Boomi Named a Pio...

06/15/2026 16:18
Digital Cooperation Organization Launches Global Expert Community to Accelerate International Digital Cooperation

The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), the world's first standalone international organization dedicated to inclusive and sustainable digital economy growth, today announced the launch of the Global Expert Community (GEC) — a new platform designed to mobilize expertise and advance international collaboration in support of high-impact digital initiatives across DCO Member States and beyond. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/new...

06/15/2026 16:00
New Pivotal Study Data Show Takeda’s Oveporexton Improved Daily Function, Cognition and Nighttime Sleep for People with Narcolepsy Type 1

Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today presented additional results from two pivotal studies at SLEEP 2026, showing oveporexton (TAK-861), an oral orexin receptor 2 (OX2R)-selective agonist, improved daily functioning as well as cognitive and sleep-related symptoms associated with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1).1,2,3 Oveporexton is designed to address the underlying orexin deficiency that causes NT1 by restoring orexin signaling. These data, along with previously disclosed Phase 3 results, demonstrated impr...

A Pulitzer for AFP: Afghan photographer Massoud Hossaini wins award

He won the prize, one of the most prestigious in journalism, for his picture of a girl screaming in the aftermath of a suicide attack in Kabul in December 2011.

06/12/2011 - Kabul, Afghanistan - AFP/Massoud Hossaini

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AFP awarded six prestigious photo prizes

04/16/2011 - Otsuchi, Japan - AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba

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Six AFP photographers honoured by the National Press Photographers Association

Massoud Hossaini (30) from Afghanistan won first prize in the “International News” category for a photograph of a little girl dressed in green crying in the midst of the victims of an attack in Kabul on 6 December 2011 that left 80 dead and 150 wounded.

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AFP partners the Brazil Women’s Forum

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AFP teams up with QMI agency on Canada images

AFP's clients worldwide will now have access to QMI Agency photos through AFP’s ImageForum platform. This agreement reinforces a long-standing partnership between the two entities.

“AFP clients will benefit from QMI Agency’s scale and the reach of our Canadian photo network,” said Philippe Mercure, QMI Agency Marketing Director. “AFP clients will be able to illustrate the most important events happening in Canada.”

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