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).
Madrid (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 13:27:31 | Pope praises Spain's 'commitment to peace and solidarity'
Madrid (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 13:22:54 | Pope says 'polarising narratives' of 'societal reality' must stop
Madrid (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 13:06:04 | Spanish king hails pope's 'clarity and firmness' on abuse
Kuwait City (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 12:29:40 | Kuwait says new Iran attack 'dangerous escalation'
Madrid (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 10:54:44 | Pope says Catholic Church sexual abuse 'still an open wound'
Madrid (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 10:19:28 | Pope Leo XIV lands in Spain for week-long state visit
Manama (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 09:06:17 | Bahrain says targeted by Iran, denounces 'blatant aggression'
Beirut (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 09:03:57 | Lebanese army says several soldiers killed by Israeli strike
Sydney (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 07:58:00 | Diver in 'serious' shark attack in Western Australia: authorities
Lima (AFP) | 06/06/2026 - 06:31:56 | Peruvian presidential candidate Sanchez to stand trial over financial disclosure case: judge
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...