Topshots of the Week (19-25 August, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (19-25 August, 2023).
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
Damascus (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 17:05:49 | US envoy urges Syria govt, Kurds 'return to dialogue' after meeting Sharaa
Aleppo (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 16:09:19 | Syrian authorities transferring Kurdish fighters from Aleppo to northeast: state media
Aleppo (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 14:03:16 | Kurdish forces deny stop to fighting in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud
Aleppo (AFP) | 10/01/2026 - 13:42:35 | Syrian army says stopping operations in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud: state media
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (19-25 August, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (12-18 August, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (5-11 August, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (29 July - 4 August, 2023).
This long exposure photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows Mount Merapi spewing lava onto its slopes during an eruption as seen from Sleman.
© Devi RAHMAN / AFP
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (22-28 July, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (15-21 July, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (8-14 July, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (1-7 July, 2023).
Stork fly over a burning field near town of Snigurivka, Mykolaiv region on July 4, 2023, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine.
© Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (24-30 June, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (17-23 June, 2023).
A boy covers himself with a cloth while walking along a street, as it rains in Chennai on June 19, 2023.
© R.Satish BABU / AFP