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.
Beirut (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 09:34:24 | Lebanon state media reports Israeli strike on south
Kuwait City (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 08:55:55 | Kuwait condemns new Iranian attack on its territory
Tehran (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 08:54:32 | Iran says determined to defend sovereignty against US aggression
Paris (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 08:37:27 | France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave: health agency
Nairobi (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 08:35:03 | Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group
Manama (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 08:31:59 | Bahrain says targeted by Iranian missiles, drones
Jerusalem (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 07:19:35 | Israel army says killed 'armed terrorists' in southern Syria
Caracas (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 06:33:29 | 11-year-old boy rescued three days after Venezuela quakes: president
(AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 06:01:47 | Air raid siren sounded for a second time in Bahrain: Interior Ministry
Tehran (AFP) | 28/06/2026 - 03:26:06 | Iran Guards say strikes against Kuwait, Bahrain in retaliation for US attack
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.