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) | 25/06/2026 - 06:06:49 | Trump says US 'ready, willing' to aid Venezuela after twin quakes
Caracas (AFP) | 25/06/2026 - 04:06:57 | Venezuelan president declares state of emergency after earthquakes
Hong Kong (AFP) | 25/06/2026 - 04:05:13 | Brent crude falls below pre-Mideast war closing price
Caracas (AFP) | 25/06/2026 - 01:52:24 | USGS reports second quake of 7.5 magnitude in same area of Venezuela
Tokyo (AFP) | 25/06/2026 - 01:45:49 | Japan government says no reports of casualties after quake
Tokyo (AFP) | 25/06/2026 - 00:57:17 | Magnitude 6.9 quake hits northern Japan, no tsunami warning
Caracas (AFP) | 25/06/2026 - 00:30:45 | Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Venezuela: USGS
Washington (AFP) | 24/06/2026 - 23:36:07 | Trump seeks $88 bn in extra funding, mostly for Iran war
Washington (AFP) | 24/06/2026 - 22:47:21 | Trump says Ukraine's Zelensky doing 'pretty well' against Russia
Beirut (AFP) | 24/06/2026 - 22:47:14 | Hezbollah accuses Israel of new truce breach after deadly strike
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.
The 25th Bayeux-Calvados War Correspondents Prize event singled out two AFP photojournalists. Mahmud Hams received the first prize in the Photo category while Juan Barreto is awarded with the third prize.
The agreement will benefit all journalists in the agency's worldwide network.