The birth of AFP
Liberated France’s first dispatch is
issued on August 20, 1944.
OFI is renamed Agence France-Presse.
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London (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 17:41:08 | Russian warship fired 'warning shots' at yacht in Channel: UK defence source
Beirut (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 17:23:24 | Lebanon state media says Israeli strikes on south kill four
Tehran (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 16:13:08 | Iran deputy foreign minister says US naval blockade 'lifted'
Beijing (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 16:11:12 | China warns next phase of US-Iran talks will be 'more difficult'
Geneva (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 15:55:57 | US-Iran deal to be signed at Switzerland's Burgenstock resort Friday: Bern
New York (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 15:47:48 | SpaceX shares surge again, surpassing Amazon as 5th biggest company
Evian (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 15:37:16 | EU and UK to hold Brussels summit on July 22
Evian (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 15:02:07 | Trump says 'soon we will be able' to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil
London (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 14:42:15 | Brent oil price drops under $80 on US-Iran deal
Tehran (AFP) | 16/06/2026 - 14:05:43 | Iran state media says Iranian oil tankers resumed shipping after US deal
Liberated France’s first dispatch is
issued on August 20, 1944.
OFI is renamed Agence France-Presse.
The AFP photo service is created in 1944 by freelance photographers Georges Mélamed, André Raimbaud and Robert Palat, who cover the Liberation of Paris.
The Belinograph, invented in 1907 by Edouard Belin, transmits images by telephone and radio links.
Emmanuel Duparcq, AFP reporter at the Islamabad bureau, is rewarded for his series of articles on Afghanistan and Pakistan covering 2010/2011.
THE JOB
AFP is looking for an anglophone journalist for its busy Vienna bureau, responsible for covering Austria, parts of Central and Eastern Europe, and several major international institutions. As well as Austria, you are responsible for coverage of Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Romania.
THE JOB
We are seeking an experienced journalist, who is brimming with ideas, to cover Germany’s most important sport news. A big part of the job will involve reporting on German football, in particular the Bundesliga and national team. But beyond that, you will also be covering other key sports of interest in Germany and writing on related issues like doping, corruption in sport or sport marketing.
THE JOB
The English Desk in Nicosia is seeking an experienced journalist to join the editing team for the Middle East and North Africa.
You will check and sub copy filed in English from across the MENA region and translate copy from French and/or Arabic, coordinating with other desks to ensure matching coverage in different languages and platforms.
You may also be called on to travel throughout the region on short notice to reinforce bureaus, and outside the region to help with Middle East-related stories.
AFP is looking for a dynamic and experienced editor to join its English-language news desk at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.
THE JOB
Agence France-Presse (AFP), one of the world's leading news agencies, is looking for a dynamic, experienced editor to join its English-language newsdesk at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.
THE JOB
AFP’s Dubai bureau is seeking a skilled English-language reporter to join our team covering the Gulf and Yemen, a dynamic region with a growing presence that encompasses everything from war and diplomacy to oil, the environment and sport.
You will join a team that covers the six Gulf countries and Yemen from Dubai, working closely with our bureaus in Riyadh and Doha and our network of freelancers across the region.