The world’s major news players adopt IPTC G2 for news exchange
Five of the largest global news agencies have agreed to endorse and support the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) G2 family of news exchange standards.
Washington (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 16:54:05 | Trump threatens to use ICE agents for airport security control
Brussels (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 16:51:28 | EU urges reduced gas-storage target as Mideast war crimps supply
Manama (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 14:18:17 | Explosions heard in Bahrain capital: AFP journalist
Dubai (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 14:16:39 | More than 20 countries say want to contribute to efforts for safe passage in Hormuz strait
Moscow (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 14:16:15 | Russia condemns reported strikes on Iran nuclear site
Washington (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 14:10:44 | US military says Iran threat to Hormuz 'degraded'
London (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 13:03:20 | Iran 'unsuccessfully' targeted Diego Garcia base, UK official source to AFP
SEOUL (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 12:05:56 | K-pop giants BTS kick off huge comeback concert
Paris (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 11:47:00 | French prosecutors suspect Musk encouraged deepfakes to inflate X value
Vienna (AFP) | 21/03/2026 - 11:43:09 | UN atomic watchdog calls for 'military restraint' after Iran reports attack on Natanz nuclear site
Five of the largest global news agencies have agreed to endorse and support the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) G2 family of news exchange standards.
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The Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism was presented with Agence France-Presse's prestigious Kate Webb Award on Wednesday for its outstanding contributions to press freedom. The Kate Webb award is for local reporters or media organisations in the Asia Pacific who have produced exceptional work in dangerous or difficult circumstances, or have demonstrated moral or physical courage while reporting.
At the 18th Malofiej festival, the world graphics fair, in Pamplona, Spain, last week, AFP collected a bronze medal for the animated graphic on the 15 sports in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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Global news agency AFP has launched a mobile news application for the Apple iPhone.
Agence France-Presse announced today the launch of its iPhone application “AFP Mobile” on the Apple App Store. The application for iPhone and iPod Touch enables users to read the latest news from all over the world, delivered with accuracy, speed and in-depth by AFP’s worldwide network of journalists. It gives access to the global news agency’s multimedia content in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German, including breaking world news from wars and conflicts to politics, sport and entertainment, as well as the latest major developments in health, science and technology.
The Agency has teamed up with around 20 french media groups and an independent research firm to jointly assess the number of people in gatherings in order to reflect events as accurately as possible.
AFP's Berlin based photographer John MacDougall was on Monday, January 25th awarded 2nd prize in Germany's "Rueckblende" competition.
The Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism has won Agence France-Presse's Kate Webb Award for its fearless work in the world's deadliest country for reporters, the agency announced Thursday. The PCIJ has for two decades braved the wrath of powerful interests in the Philippines to expose corruption, the dangers of which were highlighted last month when 31 Filipino journalists were killed in a political massacre.