Kyiv (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 08:46:04 | Ukraine says Russia launched largest drone, missile attack of war
Istanbul (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 08:45:25 | Political framework key for successful PKK-Turkey peace process: Ocalan
Gaza City (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 08:17:27 | Gaza civil defence says 20 killed in Israeli air strikes
Paris (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 06:01:10 | Climate change made European heatwave up to 4C hotter: study
Guatemala City (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 05:25:27 | Earthquakes in Guatemala leave two dead
Paris (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 04:01:08 | June was hottest on record in western Europe: EU monitor
Beijing (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 03:44:06 | China's says consumer prices rose in June after four-month slide
Moscow (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 01:37:12 | Three dead from Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Kursk region: governor
Guadalajara (AFP) | 09/07/2025 - 01:14:57 | 10 Mexican cartel gunmen sentenced to 141 years in prison
Windsor (AFP) | 08/07/2025 - 23:00:04 | Macron hails UK-French 'entente amicale' in state banquet toast
VIDEO 1 ________ Venice canals clearer due to lack of tourists and traffic | AFP VIDEO 2 ________ Coronavirus: Deserted streets around the world | AFP
VIDEO 1 ________ Italians take to singing at windows to beat virus blues | AFP VIDEO 2 ________ Italians sing the national anthem out of their windows in Rome amid virus lockdown | AFP
Smialowski was awarded Third Place in the "Political Portfolio" category and a Award of Excellence in the "Politics: History in Pictures" category for his series of photos on American politics.
Nicolas Asfouri, an AFP photographer based in Beijing, won the Excellence Award in the "General News" category for his photo of a protester in the streets of Hong Kong.
Nairobi-based AFP photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba was nominated in both the World Press Photo of the Year and the General News - Singles categories for his image of a young man reciting a poem during protests in Sudan.
The award, named after one of AFP's finest correspondents, recognises journalism by locally hired reporters in Asia operating in risky or difficult conditions.
