Toronto (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 17:16:27 | Rules-based trade with US is 'over': Canada central bank head
Washington (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 17:09:08 | Rubio says Iran's Islamic Republic 'weaker' than ever
Washington (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 17:05:24 | Rubio expects 'good outcome for everybody' on Greenland
Washington (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 16:56:46 | Rubio says US watching 'with interest' Chinese military shake-up
Washington (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 16:40:48 | Rubio expects US diplomatic presence to return in Venezuela soon
United Nations (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 16:13:49 | Iran will 'respond like never before' if US attacks: Iranian mission to UN
Berlin (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 16:09:56 | Iranian 'regime's days are numbered': Germany's Merz
Montreal (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 15:59:05 | Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.25 percent, warns of 'unpredictable' US
United Nations (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 15:58:23 | Iran will 'respond like never before' if US attacks: Iranian mission to UN
The Hague (AFP) | 28/01/2026 - 15:48:47 | Greenpeace hails Dutch court's 'groundbreaking' climate ruling
AFP announces a partnership with video agency Newsflare, which specialises in collecting, verifying and licensing UGC videos.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Mistral AI have formed a partnership that will provide Mistral's conversational AI assistant, Le Chat, with access to the full range of AFP's text stories. This collaboration will allow users to receive more informed and up-to-date responses, underpinned by content that meets the highest journalistic standards.
With the German parliamentary elections scheduled for 23 February, the campaigning, which began in early 2025, has already been marked by widespread misinformation on social networks. There have also been direct attempts at foreign interference, potentially undermining voter confidence.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has appointed Karl Malakunas, currently Asia-Pacific Deputy Editor-in-Chief, to lead its new Philanthropic Partnerships Initiative, starting on February 1. The initiative aims to raise funds and build relationships with philanthropic institutions, such as charitable foundations and non-profits, that support media projects aligned with AFP’s values and objectives.
Poverty, hunger, the effects of climate change and armed conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine, mean that the number of migrants trying to reach Europe, continues to rise.
Leading global news agency AFP has released master certificates for its online training platform on tackling misinformation, announced at GlobalFact 11 fact-checking conference in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on June 26.
After a three-year hiatus, the “Marai Photo Award” becomes the “Marai Photo Grant” in 2025. The award is organised by Agence France-Presse in honour of Shah Marai, former photo chief at AFP in Kabul. Shah Marai, who was an inspiration for Afghan photographers throughout his career, was killed in the line of duty at the age of 41 in a suicide attack on April 30, 2018 in Kabul.
AFP has appointed Sophie Huet, one of its top journalists, to a new role driving its strategy on Artificial Intelligence, reflecting the Agency’s desire to bolster its competitiveness in this key domain.
Sophie Huet, currently Global Editor-in-Chief, has been appointed to the newly created position of Deputy Global News Director for Editorial Innovation and Artificial Intelligence.
Today, AFP and other leading global news and publishing organizations signed onto an open letter to policymakers and industry leaders globally, laying out proposed principles for the regulated and responsible growth of generative AI models.
In addition to outlining consequences for the media industry and the public should the global regulatory landscape not evolve as quickly as AI innovation, the letter also voices support for the creation of an appropriate legal framework around the technology.• The disclosure of training sets used to create generative AI models.
