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VIDEO ▶️ https://youtu.be/iVxnM4DPXEQ | Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima when United States aircraft Enola Gay dropped "Little Boy" over the western Japanese city on 6 August 1945. The commemoration comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions and increased militarisation with fears of nuclear proliferation growing.

During a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, Hiroshima mayor Kazumi Matsui warned of "an accelerating trend toward military buildup around the world" while Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said it was Japan's mission "to take the lead... toward a world without nuclear weapons."

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"We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. For many months, these independent journalists have been the world’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering.

Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them.

We once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza. It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there."

-- Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

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🔎 International Fact-Checking Day: Can you guess where Anna is?
Use the clues in the background and give us your answer in the comments.

AFP has the world's leading fact-checking network, with 150 journalists working across five continents in 26 languages. Every year, fact-checkers debunk thousands of false or misleading claims around the world. (You can find dozens of our fact-checks and tips on YouTube.)

AFP has also developed educational courses, supported by the Google News Initiative, designed to train journalists and journalism students to use tools to geolocate photos or videos, find trustworthy sources or tackle disinformation during elections. (digitalcourses.afp.com/)

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VIDEO ▶️ https://youtu.be/3sqc3Ysvq1w | The last year of war in Ukraine has been marked by billions in aid, Ukraine seizing Russian territory and continued fighting in the east. US President Donald Trump sidelined Kyiv and its European backers when he called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to talk about starting discussions to end the conflict. Meanwhile, the future of US military support for Ukraine remains uncertain, as Kyiv fears being forced into an unfavourable agreement. Three years on from the Russian invasion in February 2022, where does Ukraine stand?

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RECAP ▶️https://youtu.be/u6qhEh19Ndc | War in Gaza and Lebanon, the fall of Assad in Syria, the Paris Olympics, major elections across the globe… A look back at the events that defined 2024.

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VIDEO ▶️ https://youtu.be/vNcR7ziRQb0 | Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that will send shock waves across the world. The polarizing Republican's victory, following one of the most hostile campaigns in modern US history, was all the more remarkable given an unprecedented criminal conviction, a near-miss assassination attempt, and warnings from a former chief of staff that he is a "fascist."

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VIDEO ▶️ https://youtu.be/LQCSaO3DMnk | One year ago, Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the deadliest attack in Israeli history, triggering a war in Gaza. Israel's retaliatory military campaign has killed close to 42,000, according to the health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza, whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. The war has left much of Gaza in ruins and has left its population of 2.4 million facing a dire humanitarian crisis. Fighting is now also spreading to other fronts in the region, notably to Lebanon, where Israel's battle with Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah is intensifying.

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PLAYLIST ▶️ u.afp.com/AFP80years | AFP is one of the world’s largest news agencies, with more than 1,700 journalists working in 150 countries. To mark our anniversary, we’re turning our cameras on our own journalists. They will tell you about the work they do, through their most memorable stories. Some covered the war in Ukraine, documented the beginning of a global pandemic, interviewed world leaders or reported on deforestation in the Amazon. Many have risked their lives several times. They did it all with one goal in mind: to provide the world with impartial and verified information.

You can find our journalists' stories across all our social media platforms from 9 September.

#AFP80Years

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📸Palestinian AFP photographer Mahmud Hams has won the prestigious Visa d'Or News prize for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza. Hams, who has worked for AFP in the Palestinian territory since 2003, relentlessly documented the war ignited by Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October. Having remained in Gaza for several months with no way to leave, Hams and his family evacuated the territory in February.

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📸 As the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games come to a close, bringing an end to a summer of sport in the French capital, here are some stand-out moments captured over 11 days of competition by AFP photographers:

1. France's Alexis Haunquinquant celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the Para Triathlon Men's PTS4 event.

2. US double amputee sprinter Hunter Woodhall celebrates his Paralympic gold in the T62 400 metres with his wife Olympic women's long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall.

3. Japan's Yuki Hasegawa (L) attempts to block US' Sarah Adam as they compete in the final match of the Open Wheelchair Rugby.

4. Gold medallists Brazil's Jerusa Geber dos Santos and her guide Gabriel Aparecido dos Santos Garcia compete in the women's 100m T11 final.

5. Brazilian swimmer Gabrielzinho celebrates his third Paris Paralympic gold medal win at the end of the men's 200 metres freestyle S2 final.

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