Topshots of the Week (20-26 May, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (20-26 May, 2023).
Washington (AFP) | 29/05/2026 - 00:31:25 | US declares two Brazilian criminal groups as terrorist organizations
Washington (AFP) | 29/05/2026 - 00:15:50 | US, Iran made 'a lot of progress' towards deal: Vance
United Nations (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 22:52:31 | Israel, Russia added to blacklist on sexual violence in conflicts: UN report
Kinshasa (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 22:41:45 | Ebola 'can be stopped' says WHO chief arriving in DR Congo
Beirut (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 22:01:08 | Lebanon says Israeli strike south of Beirut killed woman, two children
Kinshasa (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 21:52:20 | WHO chief lands in Ebola-hit DR Congo: AFP
San Francisco (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 20:26:47 | AI giant Anthropic raises $65 bn at $965 bn valuation
Washington (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 18:19:57 | US, Iran agree deal framework, awaiting Trump approval: US sources
Nairobi (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 17:54:47 | African Union's health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026
Jerusalem (AFP) | 28/05/2026 - 17:36:53 | Israel slams 'shameful and absurd' inclusion on UN sexual violence list
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (20-26 May, 2023).
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.
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (13-19 May, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (6-12 May, 2023).
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.
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (28 April - 5 May, 2023).
A plane flies by a statue of the Louvre as the waxing gibbous moon rises in Paris, on May 3, 2023.
© Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (21-28 April, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (15-21 April, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (8-14 April, 2023).
A plume of steam and gas billows from the Cotopaxi volcano as seen from Quito, Ecuador, on April 10, 2023.
© Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela announces today its decision to initiate a comprehensive restructuring of its external public debt obligations. CONTEXT & RATIONALE Over the past decade, Venezuela's economy has been severely impacted by external shocks – from the end of the commodity super-cycle to foreign sanctions and COVID-19 – resulting in a sharp economic contraction, a protracted default since 2017, and a ballooning of public sector liabilities. The country nonetheless posse...