Launch of AFP-Direct, a customized broadcast solution for AFP text services
A first: AFP-Direct makes it possible to customize the broadcast of stories produced by the AFP's text services.
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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
A first: AFP-Direct makes it possible to customize the broadcast of stories produced by the AFP's text services.
The European Commission has given its decision on a complaint made in February 2010 by a German news agency against France for giving state aid to AFP. The decision recognizes the missions of general interest on an international level attributed to AFP and permits the compensation of the net cost by a State subsidy that respects European competition laws. “This decision is a crucial moment for AFP,” said AFP chairman Emmanuel Hoog.