Topshots of the Week (6-12 May, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (6-12 May, 2023).
Jerusalem (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 19:04:35 | Israel army says all areas south of Lebanon's Zahrani River 'combat zones'
Tyre (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 17:18:27 | Strikes hit near south Lebanon's Tyre after Israeli warning
Mexico City (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 17:10:47 | Mexico announces free trade review talks with US: government
Washington (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 17:02:53 | White House says Iran report on draft deal is 'complete fabrication'
Kampala (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 16:15:11 | Uganda shuts DR Congo border over Ebola outbreak: health ministry
Kyiv (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 15:34:41 | Zelensky asked Trump for air defence munitions: letter seen by AFP
Jerusalem (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 15:24:05 | Israeli army issues evacuation order for south Lebanon's Tyre city, surrounding areas
London (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 14:42:00 | Oil prices drop 5% on US-Iran optimism
The Hague (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 14:20:39 | Duterte's ICC trial to start November 30: judge ric/tw
London (AFP) | 27/05/2026 - 13:27:00 | Blaze at London kosher store 'not believed to be suspicious': Fire Brigade
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...