Topshots of the Week (20-26 May, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (20-26 May, 2023).
Tehran (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 14:15:45 | Iran's foreign ministry says 'deep mistrust' in US remains despite deal
EVIAN-LES-BAINS (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 13:56:49 | Iran's enriched uranium should be 'neutralised', supervised by UN: Macron
EVIAN-LES-BAINS (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 13:51:41 | Macron says wants 'respectful but firm discussion' with Trump over tariffs
EVIAN-LES-BAINS (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 13:44:46 | France's Macron says 'we will do everything' to ensure no Hormuz tolls
Geneva (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 13:26:15 | MSF says 18 staff 'dismissed' over alleged abuse of Sudanese refugee women in Chad
Brussels (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 13:11:22 | EU tech chief says Europe 'not a security risk' after US AI order
Washington (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 12:59:19 | Trump announces July 4 rally in Washington to mark US 250th anniversary
London (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 12:56:05 | UK court upholds govt ban on pro-Palestinian group
Baghdad (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 12:47:42 | Iraq welcomes planned reopening of Strait of Hormuz under US-Iran deal
Berlin (AFP) | 15/06/2026 - 12:41:16 | Germany strongly condemns strike on Kyiv monastery blamed on Russia
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (20-26 May, 2023).
Directed by Boris Tilquin and Christophe Hermans, the new documentary Merckx dedicated to cycling champion Eddy Merckx, will be presented on Friday 31 January 2025 as a world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. This is a co-production of FACTSTORY, a subsidiary of AFP, in collaboration with the Belgian production companies Ka Visuel and Watertower in co-production with RTBF, ARTE G.E.I.E. and VRTT.
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (13-19 May, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (6-12 May, 2023).
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.
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (28 April - 5 May, 2023).
A plane flies by a statue of the Louvre as the waxing gibbous moon rises in Paris, on May 3, 2023.
© Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (21-28 April, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (15-21 April, 2023).
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (8-14 April, 2023).
A plume of steam and gas billows from the Cotopaxi volcano as seen from Quito, Ecuador, on April 10, 2023.
© Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela announces today its decision to initiate a comprehensive restructuring of its external public debt obligations. CONTEXT & RATIONALE Over the past decade, Venezuela's economy has been severely impacted by external shocks – from the end of the commodity super-cycle to foreign sanctions and COVID-19 – resulting in a sharp economic contraction, a protracted default since 2017, and a ballooning of public sector liabilities. The country nonetheless posse...