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Washington (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 21:28:26 | Trump does not see Iran seizure of ships as ceasefire violation: White House
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Lima (AFP) | 22/04/2026 - 19:37:31 | Top Peru ministers resign in protest over stalled US fighter jet deal
The Agency starts to use electrical telegraphs, an invention which enables it to expand.
Soon it is better and faster informed of what is going on in the world.
In response to the Crimean war (1854-1856) it extends its European network all the way to Saint Petersburg and the Bosphorus.
AFP is looking for a dynamic and experienced editor to join its English-language news desk at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.
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Agence France-Presse (AFP), one of the world's leading news agencies, is looking for a dynamic, experienced editor to join its English-language newsdesk at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.
Global news leader AFP is offering an exciting opportunity to be a part of the agency’s fast-growing digital verification network, which has taken a frontline role in combatting misinformation, fact-checking and monitoring emerging narratives that shape public perceptions of news events around the world.
The editor will focus on misinformation in North America and edit fact-checking stories from around the region.
Charles-Guillaume and Auguste Havas take over the Agency’s management from their father.
An agreement between the three
major agencies - Reuter, based in London, Wolff in Berlin, and Havas – divides the world between them for the collection and dissemination of
information.
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AFP is offering a two-month traineeship with our Slovak fact-check site, Fakty, for a young person with a strong interest in investigating disinformation and misinformation circulating on social networks.
It is a good opportunity to learn the basics with AFP's fast-growing fact-checking network, which is a leading actor in the global fight against disinformation.
