COVID-19: AFP launches media literacy initiative in France with Facebook
AFP ramps up operations against misinformation.
Panama City (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 17:23:55 | Panama takes control of two canal ports operated by HK firm: maritime authority
Athens (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 17:23:05 | At least 606 migrants dead or missing in Med since start of 2026: UN
Brussels (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 17:08:14 | EU top diplomat to propose lifting sanctions on Venezuela leader
Brussels (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 16:52:09 | EU failure to agree Russia sanctions for Ukraine war anniversary a 'setback': Kallas
Damascus (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 16:52:01 | Four Syrian security personnel killed in IS attack: state media
Geneva (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 16:44:19 | Risk of escalation if Iran attacked: deputy foreign minister
Jerusalem (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 16:37:44 | Netanyahu says Israel facing 'challenging days' with Iran-US tensions
Mexico City (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 16:17:22 | 25 Mexican troops dead after operation that killed drug lord: govt
Lima (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 16:10:36 | 15 dead in Peru military helicopter crash: authorities
Washington (AFP) | 23/02/2026 - 16:09:56 | US orders departure of Beirut embassy personnel amid Iran tension
AFP ramps up operations against misinformation.
During a meeting of the Board on 29th April 2020, AFP validated its annual accounts for 2019, thus closing the first financial year since the Agency launched its transformation plan and signed a targets & resources agreement with the French government.
AFP’s Asia-Pacific Sales and Marketing Director Mervin Nambiar has been awarded France’s highest civilian honour, the Legion d’honneur.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency presented the Kate Webb Prize, awarded for courageous frontline reporting, to investigative journalist Stefanus Teguh Edi Pramono at a ceremony in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday evening, September 30.
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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is to launch a Chinese-language fashion application in partnership with Modern Media Holdings Limited (MMH), a leading mainland China publisher, and Relaxnews, the Paris-based news agency focusing on lifestyle and luxury.
THE JURY OF THE 20TH PRIX BAYEUX-CALVADOS AWARDS FOR WAR CORRESPONDENTS HAS REWARDED TWO PHOTO-REPORTERS AND ONE VIDEO-JOURNALIST FOR THEIR WORK IN SYRIA WITH AFP.