AFP wins Asia prize for Best Environmental multimedia coverage
Agence France-Presse on Thursday was awarded top prize for its high-quality reporting on Asia’s fast-evolving environmental challenges.
Stockholm (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 20:22:47 | Sweden says drone near French aircraft carrier was Russian
Washington (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 19:19:45 | Trump says US discussing 'friendly takeover' of Cuba
Washington (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 19:15:58 | Trump 'not thrilled' with Iran but not decided on attack
Istanbul (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 19:07:40 | Istanbul flights to Tehran cancelled Friday night: airport
Tehran (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 18:51:38 | Iran urges Afghanistan, Pakistan to 'refrain' from escalatory actions
Berlin (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 18:47:53 | Germany advises 'urgently' against travel to Israel
United Nations (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 18:42:27 | UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan
London (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 18:06:03 | UK moves some diplomatic staff from Tel Aviv amid 'regional tensions'
Abidjan (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 18:02:40 | Locals in Niger say 'terrorists' kill 25 near Mali
Chappaqua (AFP) | 27/02/2026 - 18:00:30 | Bill Clinton says he was unaware of Jeffrey Epstein crimes
Agence France-Presse on Thursday was awarded top prize for its high-quality reporting on Asia’s fast-evolving environmental challenges.
AFP's photo coverage of the 2012 London Olympics will be on display at the Newseum for the duration of the event.
AFP providing real-time coverage of the London Olympics for text, photos, videos and graphics.
The AFP FOUNDATION – the non-profit media development arm of AFP news agency – welcomes four new members and a new, expanded role as the agency renews its mandate for action for the next five years.
Pierre Ausseill takes over the three bureaus in brazil with the aim of implementing the agency’s local development plan.
Emmanuel Marcovitch, 38, currently a Public Auditor at France’s Cour des Comptes, is appointed AFP deputy managing director with effect from September 1, 2012.
The Euro, one of football's major events, has confirmed the Agency's prominence versus the competition in the field of sports news. In order to cover the event, AFP deployed unique editorial resources including 80 staff posted across Poland and Ukraine, as well as perfect synergies with SID, the Agency's German subsidiary specifically dedicated to sports news.
AFP signs two new broadcast contracts in Brazil
Charles Onians, 38, a journalist in the Paris Bureau, is to take over as bureau chief in The Hague on September 1. Emmanuel Duparcq, 38, reporter in the Islamabad bureau, takes over as bureau chief on July 1. He will be responsible for supervising news coverage in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Jean-Luc Bardet, deputy editor-in-chief from 2008 to 2012, took over as Brussels bureau chief on June 18. He is 49 years old.
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