Motorcade transports Pope Francis from airport | AFP
A motorcade transports Pope Francis from Baghdad International Airport to the presidential palace. The roads are lined with flag-waving people as Iraqis welcome the pontiff who is making a first-ever…
Pope Francis is welcomed by Iraqi President Barham Saleh at presidential palace | AFP
Pope Francis is welcomed by Iraqi President Barham Saleh at the presidential palace in Baghdad on the first papal visit to Iraq. Pope Francis began his historic trip to war-scarred…
Pope welcomed by Iraqi PM in Baghdad on historic trip to Iraq | AFP
Pope Francis is welcomed by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi as he arrives to Baghdad International Airport on historic trip to Iraq. The 84-year-old, who said he was making the…
Pope Francis shakes hands with Iraqi PM upon his arrival in Baghdad | AFP
Pope Francis shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi upon his arrive in Baghdad. TO COMPLETE VIDI94C2CB_EN Subscribe to AFP and activate your notifications to get the latest news…
Animal rights activists close notorious Cambodian dog slaughterhouse | AFP
Animal rights activists shut down a notorious slaughterhouse in Cambodia that has killed over a million dogs, as the country steps up efforts to end the trade in their meat.…
The towering sea wall legacy of Japan’s 2011 tsunami | AFP
The Japanese town of Taro had sea walls that were supposed to be able to survive almost anything the ocean could offer up, but the 2011 tsunami still brought utter…
India’s sword-wielding Sikh warriors guard protesting farmers | AFP
Dressed in a signature electric blue long-robe, a foot-long turban, and wielding an antiquated sword and a walkie-talkie, hundreds of armed martial men from the Sikh warrior order of Nihang,…
Pope Francis leaves Rome for historic trip to Iraq | AFP
Pope Francis embarks a plane at Fiumicino Airport in Rome as he heads to Iraq for a historic trip to the war-battered country, defying security fears and the pandemic to…
New Zealand residents on north coast evacuate after tsunami warning | AFP
People evacuate from their homes near Haumoana, on New Zealand's north coast, after tremors were felt in the area in the early hours of the morning. Subscribe to AFP and…
New Zealand residents seek refuge on hill after tsunami alert | AFP
People walk to the top of a hill as tsunami sirens ring through the Bay of Islands, in the far north of New Zealand's North Island. Subscribe to AFP and…
US Border Patrol agents rescue father and child from Arizona canal | AFP
Law enforcement officers and members of the public rescued a 23-year-old undocumented immigrant and his two-year-old son who were struggling in the Salinity Canal near the US-Mexico border in Arizona,…
Vets extract 71kg of waste found in stray Indian cow’s stomach | AFP
Indian vets extract 71 kilograms ( pounds) of plastic, nails and other garbage from a pregnant cow, but both the animal and her baby died. An estimated five million cows…
Myanmar coup: “We won’t forgive them,” says mourner as clashes continue | AFP
Defiant anti-coup protesters returned to the streets across Myanmar after the deadliest day of the junta's crackdown and as the United Nations called on the military to "stop murdering" civilians.…
US hopes Iran will ‘engage’ after Europeans drop nuclear censure | AFP
The United States says it hopes Iran will come forward for diplomacy after European allies dropped a plan to censure Tehran at the UN nuclear watchdog. "We will look forward…
US Capitol under tight security after new extremist threat | AFP
Security is bolstered around the US Capitol after intelligence uncovered "a possible plot to breach the building. The threat comes nearly two months after Trump supporters, including QAnon followers, stormed…
Cultural workers occupy Odeon theatre in Paris protest | AFP
In Paris, a few dozen professionals from the cultural sector enter the Odeon theatre, which they intend to "occupy all night long" in protest against Covid closures. Subscribe to AFP…
‘Rage rooms’ relieve pandemic stress in California | AFP
For anyone suffering from lockdown-induced stress or anger, "rage rooms" might be the perfect place to blow off some steam. The unique approach is the brainchild of Yashica Budde, who…
Cashier free shop | AFP Animé
Videographic on digital supermarkets. Amazon on Thursday launched its first "just walk out shopping" outlet outside the United States, as the online retail giant steps up its competition with traditional…
Pope says he will visit Iraq as ‘pilgrim of peace’ | AFP
On the eve of his historic trip to Iraq, Pope Francis says he will visit the war-torn country as a "pilgrim of peace". Subscribe to AFP and activate your notifications…