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.
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 06:09:07 | China's Xi calls for 'all out' rescue operations after floods
Tokyo (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:52:14 | Japan coast guard says expelled Chinese ships from waters near disputed islands
Beijing (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:49:49 | China's Xi calls for 'all out' rescue operations after floods, landslides
Sydney (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:36:44 | Solomon Islands lodges 'strong protest' with China over missile test
Moscow (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 05:25:56 | Ukraine fired over 400 drones towards Moscow ahead of NATO summit: mayor
London (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 02:11:26 | Oil tanker hit by 'unknown projectile' in Strait of Hormuz region: maritime agency
Washington (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 01:23:26 | US concerned by China nuclear buildup after missile launch
Seoul (AFP) | 07/07/2026 - 01:17:29 | Samsung Electronics says Q2 operating profit likely rose more than 1,800%
Montreal (AFP) | 06/07/2026 - 22:29:16 | Canada has chosen Germany's TKMS to build new fleet of submarines: Carney
Caracas (AFP) | 06/07/2026 - 21:21:40 | Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises to 3,535: official
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A first: AFP-Direct makes it possible to customize the broadcast of stories produced by the AFP's text services.
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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.