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From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Supporters of Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe gather at Bolivar Square in the capital, Bogota, after a court turned down his request to be granted temporary freedom while appealing his sentence of 12 years’ house arrest. Uribe, Colombia’s president from 2002 to 2010, was convicted of attempting…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Supporters of Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe march in the capital, Bogota, after a court turned down his request to be granted temporary freedom while appealing his sentence of 12 years’ house arrest. Uribe, Colombia’s president from 2002 to 2010, was convicted of attempting to bribe witnesses…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Russian President Vladimir Putin names the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a potential location for an upcoming summit with US President Donald Trump. "We have many friends who are willing to help us organise such events. One of our friends is the president of the United…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Palestinians watch as an aircraft drops aid parcels in the distance in central Gaza’s Al-Zawayda camp. Global criticism has soared over the suffering of the more than two million Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza, after the United Nations warned that famine was unfolding in the territory. Interested…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Israelis protest outside the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem to call for the release of the hostages in Gaza Strip, as Israel’s security cabinet meets to discuss military plans in the Palestinian territory. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. In a small plot outside his tent in Gaza City, Ibrahim Abu Jabal plants vegetables in the hope of providing daily sustenance for his children amid dire food shortages in the war-ravaged territory. Alongside his nine-year-old daughter — her head and torso wrapped in gauze after…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Indigenous people march in Brasilia to demand action on climate justice in Brazil, as the country prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in November. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Despite water bombers fighting to put out France’s biggest wildfire this summer, vegetation continues to burn in southern France’s Aude department on the third day of an unprecedented fire. Firefighters race to contain the blaze, which has spread across some 17,000 hectares.(COMPLETE VID68YJ49E_EN) Interested in licensing…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Thai and Cambodian defence ministers speak in Kuala Lumpur as the two countries agree to extend a shaky ceasefire deal that followed five days of deadly hostilities along their border last month. At least 43 people were killed in the conflict that ended on 29 July…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Lebanon’s cabinet meets again in Beirut to discuss the thorny task of disarming Hezbollah, a day after the Iran-backed group rejected the government’s decision to take away its weapons. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. The governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey confirms it is cutting its key interest rate by a quarter point to four percent, the lowest level in 2.5 years, as it bids to boost a UK economy still threatened by US tariffs. SOUNDBITE Interested in…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Hidden in the green mountains of Dhofar — Oman’s largest governorate — lie four giant sinkholes whose origin are unknown to many, inspiring local folklore. The sinkholes are marketed as a tourist attraction in Dhofar, whose temperate climate draws many visitors from the Gulf during its…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Images show indices and values on Euronext, the main stock exchange in the eurozone, as US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on dozens of countries took effect. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vows to protect farmers’ interests, hours after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order raising tariffs on India to 50 percent as a penalty over oil purchases from Russia. "For the farmers of my country," Modi says, "India is ready."…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Vegetation continues to burn in the Corbières massif, southern France, on the third day of an unprecedented wildfire that firefighters are working to contain, after it has swept through approximately 17,000 hectares. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. A flotilla carrying relatives of hostages sets sail from Ashkelon to approach the besieged Gaza Strip, with organisers saying they hoped to "get as close as possible to their loved ones". "Netanyahu’s government is acting to kill them, wanting to go to war on all Gaza…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Heavy clouds of smoke rise over the central Gaza Strip amid Israeli operations in the Palestinian territory, ravaged by 22 months of war. Israel’s security cabinet was expected to meet later Thursday to discuss future military plans in Gaza, according to Israeli media reports, amid speculation…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Ships docked in Rotterdam’s harbour as higher US tariffs come into effect for the European Union and dozens of economies, drastically raising the stakes in President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade. Many products from economies including the EU now face a 15-percent tariff,…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Images of ports in Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand as higher US trade tariffs comes into effect for dozens of economies. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Opposition lawmakers try to block Congress session to protest the house arrest order for Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. US President Donald Trump says there is a high probability of a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the near future. "There’s a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon," Trump tells reporters, after the White House confirmed he was open…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. US President Donald Trump says he plans to impose a 100 percent tariff on imported semiconductors, although he does not offer a timetable for the new levy being enacted. "We’re going to be putting a very large tariff on chips and semiconductors," he tells reporters at…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. At a Moscow concert, the sounds of Metallica send heavy metal fans into frenzy. But the performers are not the legendary US rockers, who last played in Russia in 2019, but a prominent Russian cover band. With Western groups largely absent since Russia’s 2022 military campaign…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed. Once a giant uncontrollable pit of red flames and glowing red embers, the 70-metre wide hole is now just a…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. A formidable new radar satellite, jointly developed by the United States and India, launches into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s southeastern coast, riding an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket. Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft is designed…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. An HIV-positive gay man who fled Turkmenistan, one of the most repressive countries in the world, risks being deported, imprisoned, tortured and deprived of medical care, he and several nonprofits say. His location and identity have been withheld out of concern for his safety. "When my…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Israeli media has reported that Benjamin Netanyahu is considering ordering the reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, 20 years after the Israeli military last withdrew from the Palestinian territory, but some media outlets are suggesting that the rumoured plans are a negotiation tactic. Netanyahu’s key coalition partners,…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Thousands gather in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima to pray for peace and float lanterns in tribute to victims and survivors, 80 years after the US nuclear attack during World War II. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.:…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Images capture firefighters heading to the scene of the largest fire of the summer in France, which has already burned through more than 12,000 hectares of vegetation across fifteen municipalities in the Aude region. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. To actor Adam Coy, the job seemed like a better gig than most: film yourself in four locations, send in the clips and get paid. “It was pretty good money so I said, OK let’s do it,” Coy told AFP, “In my I guess naive brain…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Footage released by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office shows a massive fire raging in Tondo, a densely populated district of Manila near the port that is among the city’s poorest areas, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Interested in licensing this…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Hong Kong’s LGBTQ community has reluctantly rallied behind a government plan to expand rights for some same-sex couples. Lawmakers are set to vote on the legislation in September when they return from their summer recess. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.:…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. With global warming, more and more homes are exposed to mega forest fires. This videographic shows key solutions to protect your house. VIDEOGRAPHIC Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Israeli president Isaac Herzog calls on the international community to present a "unanimous, tough position" to not to talk to Hamas until they release the hostages held in Gaza. He speaks during a visit to Latvia where he met President Edgars Rinkevics. Over the 22 months…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki is sworn in as Poland’s new president following his victory in a June 1 election that dealt a major blow to the pro-EU government. Nawrocki, 42, a supporter of US President Donald Trump, took the oath of office in front of Polish…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Images taken from the Israeli side of the border show smoke billowing from northern Gaza during ongoing Israeli strikes on the Palestinian Territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel must "complete" the defeat of Hamas in Gaza to secure the release of the remaining hostages.…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Dozens of supporters wave flags and chant outside former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home in Brasilia, where he remains under house arrest after defying a social media ban. The move by a Supreme Court judge escalates an ongoing showdown with Bolsonaro, who faces accusations of plotting a…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Why do coral reefs bleach? VIDEOGRAPHIC Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for professional use only
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. US President Donald Trump expresses disgust over a Hamas video in which emaciated Israeli hostage Evyatar David was shown purportedly digging his own grave. "It’s horrible, and I hope a lot of people do get to see it, as bad as it is, because I think…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. A top UN official warns expanding Israeli military operations inside Gaza risks "catastrophic consequences," as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly considering total occupation of the Palestinian territory. A widening of the war "would risk catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians and could further endanger the…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. In Congress, lawmakers cover their mouths with tape in protest over the house arrest order for Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro. A Brazilian judge placed Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the politician,…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. In Congress, lawmakers cover their mouths with tape in protest over the house arrest order for Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro. A Brazilian judge placed Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the politician,…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. An advertising campaign starring Sydney Sweeney for the clothing brand American Eagle has triggered the latest online firestorm causing an internet meltdown. Some social media users are outraged, saying the wordplay of the tagline "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans," coupled with the actor’s blue eyes and…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. In front of the UN headquarters in Geneva, a reproduction of Auguste Rodin’s famous statue "The Thinker" is gradually being swallowed up in a sea of plastic waste. Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong aims to draw attention to plastic pollution, as ten days of talks on…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Supporters of former Bolivian president Evo Morales inaugurate their "blank vote" campaign headquarters, as they urge voters to spoil their ballots in protest. Morales has been barred from standing in the upcoming August 17 election due to term limits in the constitution, a move his camp…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Palestinians go through their scattered belongings after an Israeli strike hit some tents where displaced people have taken shelter, killing five people according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. "Every household in the Gaza Strip bears a wound, a deep wound," says Adham Mohammad Younes, a relative…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. The world stands at a "critical crossroads" on plastic pollution, says the director of Switzerland’s Federal Office for the Environment, as negotiators from nearly 180 countries gather in Geneva to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the plastic waste. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. US President Donald Trump surveys the grounds from a rooftop at the White House in Washington, DC, with architect James C. McCrery, who was chosen for the ballroom addition. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. US President Donald Trump surveys the grounds from a rooftop at the White House in Washington, DC, with architect James C. McCrery, who was chosen for the ballroom addition. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are for…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Cathy and Patrick found each other through a message left on a Swiss mountaintop. They owe their meeting to Thibaud Monney, a 29-year-old avid hiker who had the idea of placing small red notebooks at the top of peaks in Fribourg in western Switzerland – which…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Parts of Hong Kong are hit with flooding after the highest-tier rainstorm warning is issued for the fourth time in eight days, beating the previous record of three such warnings in a year. The city logged its highest daily rainfall in August since records began in…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Security measures were reinforced outside Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court, Planalto Palace and Congress a day after judge Alexandre de Moraes placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban. Bolsonaro is on trial at the Supreme Court for allegedly plotting to…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Lebanon’s cabinet begins a session to discuss restricting the possession of weapons to the state, as Washington pressures Beirut to set a timetable on the thorny issue of disarming Hezbollah. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD N.B.: AFP’s services and content are…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. A new heatwave grips Portugal as temperatures rise above 40 degrees Celsius after recent wildfires saw almost the whole country being put on high alert for blazes. In the small village of Amareleja, in the Alentejo region, the mercury was already 41 degrees Celcius on Tuesday…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Nations must step up and resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks tells negotiators gathered in Geneva to forge a landmark binding treaty to curb plastic pollution. "It’s one of the most urgent environmental priorities of our time," Ecuadoran diplomat Luis Vayas Valdivieso…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. The EU announces the suspension of its retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth 93 billion euros ($107 billion) after Brussels struck a deal with Washington last month. "The commission has today adopted the necessary legal procedures to suspend the implementation of our EU countermeasures, which were…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Once a heavily guarded palace, the former official residence of Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina is being turned into a museum as a lasting reminder of her autocratic rule. The luxurious Dhaka palace, known as Gono Bhaban, was stormed by thousands of demonstrators after she…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Hong Kong’s drainage service department attempt to clear water from a flooded carpark in Tseung Kwan O after heavy rains lashed the city. School classes have been suspended and hospital services affected after authorities issued the highest-tier rainstorm warning for the fourth time in eight days.…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. Images of the Superior Court of Cundinamarca in Bogota where Alvaro Uribe’s lawyers filed an amparo petition, a constitutional mechanism for individuals to seek judicial protection when they believe their rights have been violated by the government. With the petition, Uribe is asking the Supreme Court…
From AFP News Agency. Click Here to watch video. High temperatures hit Tokyo on Tuesday as Japan endures a record-breaking heatwave. Seventeen heat records were broken across the country on Monday, the weather agency said, after Japan sweltered through its hottest ever June and July. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 http://u.afp.com/wvnD…