AFP appoints new Bureau Chiefs, Service heads
AFP has just made the following appointments in key Bureaux and Services around the World
Washington (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 19:16:42 | Trump says hopes for Iran deal after Khamenei warns of regional war
Jerusalem (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 17:13:40 | MSF says Israeli move to halt its work 'pretext' to obstruct Gaza aid
Kyiv (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 16:31:15 | Russian drone attack on bus in Ukraine's east kills 12: governor
Khartoum (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 16:17:01 | First passenger flight lands at Khartoum airport nearly three years into war: govt
Tehran (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 16:04:22 | Iran protester Erfan Soltani released on bail: lawyer
Caracas (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 15:42:59 | Venezuela activist Javier Tarazona released after over 4 years in jail
Cairo (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 15:28:47 | Egypt, Jordan reiterate rejection of Palestinian displacement ahead of Rafah crossing reopening
Kinshasa (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 14:58:19 | 'At least 200' feared dead in DR Congo landslide: govt
Crans-Montana (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 13:31:11 | Death toll from Swiss New Year bar fire rises to 41
San José (AFP) | 01/02/2026 - 13:09:08 | Polls open for Costa Rica elections: AFP
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AFP has just made the following appointments in key Bureaux and Services around the World
Brings long North America experience to developing AFP’s regional business.
AFP extended this month its European fact-checking network into Greece, Cyprus and Finland, consolidating its position as the world’s leading agency in digital investigation.
AFP’s Group Sales and Marketing Department has appointed Julie Leplus as Head of Sales for France.
AFP is launching its first-ever auction with some 200 photos from its analogue photography collection, offering a rare opportunity to buy unique prints capturing important historic moments.
AFP is presenting four exhibitions, including a retrospective of coverage of 10 years of civil war in Syria, at the 33rd edition of the International Festival of Photojournalism Visa Pour l’Image in Perpignan, from 28 August to 26 September.
Alexei Navalny is arguably the most divisive figure in Russian politics, and certainly President Vladimir Putin’s most determined and well-known opponent. He was nearly poisoned to death in August 2020 in Siberia, and is now in a highsecurity prison. In a five-part documentary podcast, AFP takes you through the events -- worthy of a spy novel -- that have been unfolding for more than a year in Russia.