AFP photojournalist Ina Fassbender awarded first prize in the 2024 VDS Sports Photo Competition
Ina Fassbender secured first place for her photograph ‘Looking Forward to Euro’, taken in Essen during the 2024 UEFA European football championship.
Beirut (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 13:48:59 | Lebanese president says Israeli escalation undermines ceasefire
Beirut (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 13:21:25 | Hezbollah says will 'defend their land, people' against Israeli attacks
Jerusalem (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 13:11:32 | Netanyahu says Israeli army will stay in Lebanon 'as long as necessary'
Rome (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 12:55:33 | Italian FM cancels US visit over reported Trump comments
Moscow (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 12:41:59 | Russian central bank trims key interest rate to 14.25%
Paris (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 12:21:18 | France detains man on charges of spying on drone factory for Russia: prosecutor
Jerusalem (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 11:51:42 | Israel army says hit 80 targets in Lebanon, killed 'dozens' of Hezbollah members
Paris (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 11:27:02 | Hormuz crossings hit highest level since mid-April: AXSMarine
London (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 11:18:16 | UK's Starmer renews vow to fight any leadership challenge
Brussels (AFP) | 19/06/2026 - 10:27:47 | Germany's Merz says EU 'must not' take on new debt as budget fight kicks off
Ina Fassbender secured first place for her photograph ‘Looking Forward to Euro’, taken in Essen during the 2024 UEFA European football championship.
Directed by Boris Tilquin and Christophe Hermans, the new documentary Merckx dedicated to cycling champion Eddy Merckx, will be presented on Friday 31 January 2025 as a world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. This is a co-production of FACTSTORY, a subsidiary of AFP, in collaboration with the Belgian production companies Ka Visuel and Watertower in co-production with RTBF, ARTE G.E.I.E. and VRTT.
AFP announces a partnership with video agency Newsflare, which specialises in collecting, verifying and licensing UGC videos.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Mistral AI have formed a partnership that will provide Mistral's conversational AI assistant, Le Chat, with access to the full range of AFP's text stories. This collaboration will allow users to receive more informed and up-to-date responses, underpinned by content that meets the highest journalistic standards.
With the German parliamentary elections scheduled for 23 February, the campaigning, which began in early 2025, has already been marked by widespread misinformation on social networks. There have also been direct attempts at foreign interference, potentially undermining voter confidence.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has appointed Karl Malakunas, currently Asia-Pacific Deputy Editor-in-Chief, to lead its new Philanthropic Partnerships Initiative, starting on February 1. The initiative aims to raise funds and build relationships with philanthropic institutions, such as charitable foundations and non-profits, that support media projects aligned with AFP’s values and objectives.
Poverty, hunger, the effects of climate change and armed conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, mean that the number of migrants trying to reach Europe, continues to rise.
Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart of Europe and its consequences for the daily lives of Ukrainians, Russians and people in the rest of the world.
The widest alliance between German-speaking digital investigators and researchers, known as GADMO, has launched its website in a further step in the battle against online falsehoods.