Launch of AFP-Direct, a customized broadcast solution for AFP text services
A first: AFP-Direct makes it possible to customize the broadcast of stories produced by the AFP's text services.
Washington (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 23:11:22 | US urges Americans to leave Venezuela 'immediately' due to risk
Washington (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 22:05:38 | US announces 'large-scale' strikes against IS in Syria
Brussels (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 21:30:29 | EU urges Syrian govt, Kurds to 'return urgently' to dialogue
Paris (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 21:11:16 | Fresh anti-government protest in Iranian capital: AFP verified video
San José (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 19:57:39 | Nicaragua frees 'tens' of political prisoners: government
West Palm Beach (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 19:52:20 | Trump says US 'ready to help' as protests in Iran persist
London (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 18:33:10 | Protester put pre-Islamic revolution Iran flag on London embassy: witnesses
Washington (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 18:28:38 | Trump signs emergency order to protect US-held revenue from Venezuela oil
Paris (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 18:13:06 | 'Nationwide internet blackout' in Iran has lasted 48 hrs: monitor
Brussels (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 17:17:43 | EU chief says bloc 'stands fully behind' Iran protesters
A first: AFP-Direct makes it possible to customize the broadcast of stories produced by the AFP's text services.
The European Commission has given its decision on a complaint made in February 2010 by a German news agency against France for giving state aid to AFP. The decision recognizes the missions of general interest on an international level attributed to AFP and permits the compensation of the net cost by a State subsidy that respects European competition laws. “This decision is a crucial moment for AFP,” said AFP chairman Emmanuel Hoog.
Fabrice Fries, Chairman and CEO at AFP, has conveyed his condolences to Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al-Thani, Chairman of the Board for Al Jazeera media network, after the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
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