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).
Washington (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 22:04:38 | Trump says would be 'great' for Putin, Zelensky to meet
Washington (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 21:56:45 | Trump unveils plan to add 'Trump promenade' to Lincoln Memorial
Washington (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 21:43:22 | Trump announces $700 million funding for coal plants, energy infrastructure
Jerusalem (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 21:35:31 | Israeli military says soldier killed in southern Lebanon
Beirut (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 21:30:51 | Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strikes in south and east kill eight
Saint Petersburg (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 21:23:01 | Kremlin says Zelensky welcome to meet Putin in Moscow 'any time': state media
Kyiv (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 20:38:24 | Zelensky, in open letter to Putin, proposes face-to-face meeting
Saint Petersburg (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 20:23:20 | Putin says Iran war has 'shifted' US attention from Ukraine
Washington (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 20:19:33 | Rubio condemns Iran's 'outrageous' attacks on Kuwait
Saint Petersburg (AFP) | 04/06/2026 - 19:26:36 | Putin says Russia must strengthen air defences after Ukraine strikes
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...