AFP launches MediaGen, a generative AI project for media
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is launching MediaGen, an innovative project to develop trustworthy generative artificial intelligence tools for French and international media.
Washington (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 16:53:50 | Trump wishes UK PM Starmer well amid reports of resignation plans
Jerusalem (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 16:23:57 | Israel army chief in south Lebanon, says Hezbollah in 'difficult position'
Paris (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 16:22:54 | France puts half the country on red alert for heatwave on Monday
Paris (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 16:11:29 | France puts half the country on red alert for heatwave on Monday
Washington (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 15:52:19 | Trump threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah
Washington (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 15:49:37 | Trump threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah
Burgenstock (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 15:16:27 | Vance hails 'historic' moment as US-Iran talks start in Switzerland
Bogotá (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 15:05:38 | Polls open in Colombia presidential runoff arb/
Doha (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 13:57:05 | Mediator Qatar confirms launch of US-Iran talks in Switzerland
Tehran (AFP) | 21/06/2026 - 13:26:55 | Iran holds meeting with US, Qatar on Lebanon, frozen funds: state media
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is launching MediaGen, an innovative project to develop trustworthy generative artificial intelligence tools for French and international media.
A new weekly podcast and newsletter, produced in five languages, aims to make European politics feel relevant to the people it actually affects.
The Deauville Sport Images Festival opened on 6 June in Deauville. The highlight of the opening weekend, La Nuit du Sport, brought together athletes, photographers and sports professionals to discover the extraordinary stories of international sport.
An AFP video trailer highlighting some of the major events covered by our newsroom over the past 12 months was screened at the opening of the 77th World News Media Congress organised by WAN-IFRA, the global association of news publishers and media organisations, held in Marseille from June 1 to 3.
Agence France-Presse has been nominated for two 2025 Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for Excellence in Reporting Breaking News for its Myanmar earthquake coverage and for Excellence in Photography for a report on cosmetic surgery in Afghanistan.
The Deauville Sport Images Festival returns for its second edition starting June 6, 2026, with a programme exploring sports photography via four main themes: current events, society, artistic photography, and historic photography.
From June 6 to September 6, 2026, the city of Deauville will host the second edition of the Deauville Sport Images Festival, an event dedicated to sports photography. AFP is a partner of the exhibition.
AFP announces the appointment of Emmanuel Gonce as Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will take up his position on June 8.