Fabrice Fries elected AFP president & CEO
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Tokyo (AFP) | 21/04/2026 - 03:38:18 | Japan to ease arms export rules: govt spokesman
Tehran (AFP) | 21/04/2026 - 00:23:36 | Iran to show 'new cards on battlefield' if war resumes: parliament speaker
Washington (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 23:29:18 | US labor secretary leaving Trump administration: White House
San Francisco (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 22:50:21 | Apple says chief Tim Cook stepping down in September
Washington (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 22:40:40 | US to host new talks between Israel, Lebanon on Thursday: US official
San Salvador (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 22:22:47 | El Salvador holds mass trial of MS-13 gang leaders: court authority
Mexico City (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 21:58:47 | Canadian tourist killed in shooting at Mexico archaeological site: security official
Havana (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 20:42:26 | Cuba says recently held talks with US officials in Havana
Washington (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 20:42:07 | Trump says will not lift blockade until deal with Iran
Beirut (AFP) | 20/04/2026 - 20:01:36 | Lebanon says 2,387 people killed in 6 weeks of Israel war
AFP is deploying a 140-strong team to cover the sporting event of the year, the FIFA World Cup. It will provide real-time text, photo, video, infographics and videographics coverage of the tournament, which takes place in Russia from June 14 to July 15.
AFP, which already has a fact-checking contract with Facebook in France, is expanding the collaboration to Mexico, Colombia and Brazil, and will announce agreements for a further three countries in the near future. The Agency will produce fact-checking articles that will be made freely available via blogs that will go online in June.
Shah Marai was killed in Kabul on Monday 30 April after rushing to the scene to cover an initial explosion in the Afghan capital. The second attack clearly targeted the press: eight other journalists working for local media were among the victims.
During a Board Meeting held on April 10, 2017, AFP directors approved the accounts for the 2017 financial year. They report a higher operating margin (€15.9M) and operating income (€3.6M) than for 2016, and than initially forecast for 2017. The net group result stood at - €4.8M, although this includes an exceptional provision of €5.8M without which 2017 would have been positive.
The 2018 Edition of the World Press Photo has rewarded the work of three AFP photojournalists, with a picture by Ronaldo Schemidt taking the top honour, the World Press Photo of the Year.