# ![@AFP Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::380648579.png) @AFP AFP News Agency

AFP News Agency posts on X about in the, jeffrey epstein, prime minister, russia the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Sao Paulo undercover police officers arrest phone thief Policemen wearing alien costumes and masks from the film Scream infiltrated a street party during the Sao Paulo carnival. There they arrested a man in possession of several mobile phones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021529692004655484)  2026-02-11T10:20Z 2.4M followers, 95.5K engagements


"German carmaker BMW is to recall hundreds of thousands of cars worldwide over a potential risk of engine starters sparking a fire a company spokesman confirmed to AFP Wednesday. https://u.afp.com/S2vo https://u.afp.com/S2vo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021652994035519704)  2026-02-11T18:30Z 2.4M followers, 11.8K engagements


"#BREAKING Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is disqualified from the Winter Olympics after refusing to back down over his banned helmet which depicts victims of his country's war with Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021863026635215232)  2026-02-12T08:24Z 2.4M followers, 67.1K engagements


"Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rico in joyous Super Bowl halftime show. Delivering his hits on one of the world's biggest stages Bad Bunny became the first-ever halftime show headliner to sing only in Spanish https://u.afp.com/S2EB https://u.afp.com/S2EB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2020691543019979028)  2026-02-09T02:49Z 2.4M followers, 40.6K engagements


"China's US-born freeski superstar Eileen Gu said she feels she is "carrying the weight of two countries on my shoulders" after missing out Monday on Olympic gold in the women's slopestyle final. https://u.afp.com/S2zH https://u.afp.com/S2zH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021007454302069006)  2026-02-09T23:45Z 2.4M followers, 15K engagements


"🏛 US lawmakers grilled US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday over the Justice Department's slow release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and the redactions made to the documents about the convicted sex offender ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2tB https://u.afp.com/S2tB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021627767394078785)  2026-02-11T16:49Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"China's emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide were "flat or falling" in [----] analysis shows https://u.afp.com/S6kh https://u.afp.com/S6kh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021866677999206495)  2026-02-12T08:39Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Tina and Milo the ermine and stoat mascots of the upcoming [----] Winter Olympics in Italy are already everywhere - smiling on stuffed animals posters mugs and T-shirts. But it's another story for their real-life counterparts in the wild. https://u.afp.com/S2T4 https://u.afp.com/S2T4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017723314182169001)  2026-01-31T22:15Z 2.4M followers, 12.3K engagements


"The first permanent Pokemon theme park has opened in Tokyo. Visitors are greeted by the electric mouse Pikachu and other creatures from the franchise. Pokemon one of Japan's top cultural exports appeared first in [----] on Nintendo video games"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019569321631002742)  2026-02-06T00:30Z 2.4M followers, 20.3K engagements


"New York seeks rights for beloved but illegal 'bodega cats'. Praised for warding off pests so-called bodega cats are a cultural fixture for New Yorkers some of whom are now pushing to enshrine legal rights for the little store helpers https://u.afp.com/S2r8 https://u.afp.com/S2r8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021142736703787204)  2026-02-10T08:42Z 2.4M followers, 366.2K engagements


"Norway's ex-diplomat seen as key cog in Epstein network. Terje Rod-Larsen helped Jeffrey Epstein weave his web of dignitaries acting as a go-between for the convicted sex offender in exchange for rewards media reports say https://u.afp.com/S2v9 https://u.afp.com/S2v9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021862531266978100)  2026-02-12T08:22Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Despite many mountains Kyrgyz skiers struggle to train in homeland Despite Kyrgyzstan being one of the world's most mountainous countries a lack of infrastructure poor financing and tricky snow conditions means few locals have made it into the international skiing scene"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021892080067342701)  2026-02-12T10:20Z 2.4M followers, 10.1K engagements


"Landmark US addiction trial against Meta and YouTube begins In California a social media trial could establish a legal precedent on whether Meta or YouTube deliberately designed their platforms to lead to addiction in children and promote content which can harm mental health. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021897100053586379 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021897100053586379"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021897100053586379)  2026-02-12T10:40Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"⚠ Pro-Kremlin social media accounts are using the latest Jeffrey Epstein document release to bolster their efforts to spread baseless claims that Russia has saved Ukrainian children from sex trafficking AFP research showed Thursday. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S64o https://u.afp.com/S64o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021927275084566772)  2026-02-12T12:40Z 2.4M followers, 24.2K engagements


"'Strength beauty and life itself': Japanese swords forge new fanbase Sparks fly in the soot-covered studio of swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki each time his apprentice hammers red-hot steel showcasing the millennium-old craft behind Japanese swords now enjoying a resurgence in popularity. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021967587626623102 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021967587626623102"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2021967587626623102)  2026-02-12T15:20Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Real Madrid can wait - Siraj's dream night after late T20 call-up Pacer finishes with 3-29 as India complete a 29-run win over USA at Wankhede stadium"  
[X Link](https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/icc/real-madrid-can-wait-sirajs-dream-night-after-late-t20-call-up-1.500435792)  2026-02-08T09:54Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Iran Guards seize two foreign-crewed tankers in Gulf The seizures take place amid Tehran's heightened tension with Washington"  
[X Link](https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-guards-seize-two-foreign-crewed-tankers-in-gulf-1.500432930)  2026-02-09T18:04Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"US judge grants asylum to Chinese man who filmed alleged Uyghur camps Guan Heng [--] detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since August"  
[X Link](https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/us-judge-grants-asylum-to-chinese-man-who-filmed-alleged-uyghur-camps-1.500424155)  2026-02-12T04:32Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Syria and Saudi Arabia Forge $1 Billion Telecom and Airline Deals to Boost Reconstruction Syria and Saudi Arabia forge a strategic partnership with new airline and $1-billion telecom deals marking a significant step in Syria's post-war reconstruction efforts. Discover how these agreements aim to revitalize Syria's infrastructure and economy"  
[X Link](https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/syria-and-saudi-arabia-sign-deals-for-joint-airline-1-billion-telecoms-push-1.500435344)  2026-02-08T01:52Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"BMW Recalls Hundreds of Thousands of Cars Globally Over Fire Risk BMW recalls hundreds of thousands of cars globally due to a fire risk linked to faulty engine starters. Owners are advised to park vehicles outside and avoid leaving them unattended with the engine running. Learn more about the affected models and safety measures"  
[X Link](https://gulfnews.com/auto/news/bmw-recalls-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cars-over-fire-risk-1.500440063)  2026-02-12T03:55Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Man City 'needed' to beat Liverpool to keep title race alive: Silva Victory is City's first in front of a crowd away to Liverpool since 2003"  
[X Link](https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/man-city-needed-to-beat-liverpool-to-keep-title-race-alive-silva-1.500436387)  2026-02-08T19:41Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Man City brush aside Newcastle to reach League Cup final MANCHESTER: Manchester City will face Arsenal in the League Cup final after ending Newcastle's reign as holders with a first-half blitz in their 3-1 victory on"  
[X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Feb/05/man-city-brush-aside-newcastle-to-reach-league-cup-final)  2026-02-05T06:39Z 2.4M followers, [--] engagements


"Washington Post CEO resigns amid backlash over sweeping job cuts The Washington Post said Saturday its CEO and publisher Will Lewis was leaving effective immediately just days after the storied newspaper owned by billionaire"  
[X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Feb/08/washington-post-ceo-resigns-amid-backlash-over-sweeping-job-cuts)  2026-02-08T05:32Z 2.4M followers, [---] engagements


"Norway crown princess 'deeply regrets' Epstein friendship OSLO: Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit said Friday she "deeply regretted" her friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the embarrassment"  
[X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Feb/06/norway-crown-princess-deeply-regrets-epstein-friendship)  2026-02-06T19:05Z 2.4M followers, [--] engagements


"'Blatant disregard for human rights': Human Rights Watch says US is heading towards 'authoritarianism' Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its"  
[X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Feb/04/blatant-disregard-for-human-rights-human-rights-watch-says-us-is-heading-towards-authoritarianism)  2026-02-04T08:35Z 2.4M followers, [---] engagements


"'Really pivoting.': Bangladesh elections test ties with India as China deepens outreach NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's elections next week could reshape South Asia's balance of power as Beijing seeks to consolidate influence and ties with India falter a"  
[X Link](https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Feb/08/really-pivoting-bangladesh-elections-test-ties-with-india-as-china-deepens-outreach)  2026-02-08T06:15Z 2.4M followers, [---] engagements


"After Bollywood star's suicide a TV 'witch hunt'. India has millions of COVID-19 cases and a border stand-off with China but the story dominating the news is how a Bollywood actress supposedly drove her ex-boyfriend to suicide with pot and black magic http://u.afp.com/3E7y http://u.afp.com/3E7y"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/1304280046375370752)  2020-09-11T04:46Z 2.4M followers, 16.9K engagements


"Jimin a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has made history as the first South Korean solo artist to land the number one spot on the top US songs chart Billboard announced Monday. http://u.afp.com/iXz3 http://u.afp.com/iXz3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/1643026844726206466)  2023-04-03T23:05Z 2.4M followers, 189.9K engagements


"Dozens of people in the French city of Lyon took part in a pet blessing ceremony at the Basilica of Saint-Bonaventure. The church organised the event in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi the patron saint of ecology known for his love of nature and animals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/1976120211699839010)  2025-10-09T02:59Z 2.4M followers, 13.7K engagements


"Spike Lee presented Pope Leo XIV with a New York Knicks jersey on Saturday as the US pope welcomed film stars to the Vatican where he called cinema a vehicle of hope ➡ https://u.afp.com/Sn78 https://u.afp.com/Sn78"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/1989706229669662858)  2025-11-15T14:45Z 2.4M followers, 15.4K engagements


"Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Saturday that they had seized an oil tanker in the Gulf off the country's coast a day after security companies determined they were likely responsible ➡ https://u.afp.com/Sn76 https://u.afp.com/Sn76"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/1989716710052573662)  2025-11-15T15:26Z 2.4M followers, 14.1K engagements


"Photographs released by the Hanover Animal Protection and Shelter show a drunk raccoon passed out in the bathroom of a Virginia liquor store after ransacking the shop. The raccoon was safely returned to the wild after sobering up at the shelter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/1996716255886069992)  2025-12-04T23:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy' The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them https://u.afp.com/SBpT https://u.afp.com/SBpT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2013787847900254659)  2026-01-21T01:36Z 2.4M followers, 14.2K engagements


"Iraqi Kurdish women braid hair at protest in solidarity with Syrian Kurds Dozens of women gather in Erbil the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan region to braid each other's hair in a show of support after a Syrian soldier bragged in a video about cutting off a Kurdish fighter's braid in Raqa. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2015092333906161948 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2015092333906161948"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2015092333906161948)  2026-01-24T16:00Z 2.4M followers, 37.1K engagements


"#BREAKING Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez says she has had "enough" of orders from Washington. "Enough orders from Washington on politicians in Venezuela. Let Venezuelan politics resolve our differences and internal conflicts. Enough of foreign powers""  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2015620171595969006)  2026-01-26T02:57Z 2.4M followers, 304.8K engagements


"'So little we know': in submersibles revealing the deep sea. This month AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX a non-profit backed by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that brings scientists onto its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world https://u.afp.com/SBbg https://u.afp.com/SBbg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2015667544133153009)  2026-01-26T06:06Z 2.4M followers, 10.4K engagements


"Victoria Beckham escaped the bitterness of a family feud with a trip to Paris where the French culture ministry is naming her Officer of the Order of the Arts and Letters. She traveled with husband David and her children -- except Brooklyn. https://u.afp.com/SBDh https://u.afp.com/SBDh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2015888741030576165)  2026-01-26T20:45Z 2.4M followers, 16.3K engagements


"BREAKING The new India-Europe trade agreement has created a vast market "of two billion people" EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday a deal reached after two decades of negotiations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016047995813339518)  2026-01-27T07:17Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"BREAKING ICE agents to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy. "At the Olympics ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the US Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organisations" the agency said in a statement https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016064481483280602 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016064481483280602"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016064481483280602)  2026-01-27T08:23Z 2.4M followers, 47.3K engagements


"⛷  A branch of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help with security for the Winter Olympics in Italy it confirmed on Tuesday sparking anger and warnings from Milan's mayor that they were "not welcome" ➡ https://u.afp.com/SBr3 https://u.afp.com/SBr3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016104405087506905)  2026-01-27T11:02Z 2.4M followers, 18.7K engagements


"Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said the alliance between Tokyo and Washington would collapse if Tokyo failed to act in the event of an attack on the US military during a conflict in Taiwan. ➡ https://u.afp.com/SBHZ https://u.afp.com/SBHZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016164323643588983)  2026-01-27T15:00Z 2.4M followers, 18.5K engagements


"Consumer confidence in the United States plunged in January to its lowest level since [----] survey data showed as American households continue to fret about inflation and elevated costs of living. ➡ https://u.afp.com/SBH8 https://u.afp.com/SBH8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016181922322411614)  2026-01-27T16:10Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Former US president Joe Biden has slammed the administration of his successor Donald Trump condemning the violence by federal troops who shot dead an American nurse during its immigration crackdown in Minnesota"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016184465949602040)  2026-01-27T16:20Z 2.4M followers, 10.2K engagements


"IShowSpeed a 21-year-old African American influencer has raced a cheetah leapt with Maasai warriors and drawn huge crowds in a month-long tour of Africa that has also busted cliches about the continent. https://u.afp.com/SBVY https://u.afp.com/SBVY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016262438392308186)  2026-01-27T21:30Z 2.4M followers, 11.5K engagements


"Moldova's airspace has been violated dozens of times since the Russia invaded Ukraine four years ago with several Russian missiles and drones crashing on its territory. https://u.afp.com/SBVT https://u.afp.com/SBVT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016307736405852580)  2026-01-28T00:30Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats. For centuries cats and Istanbul's residents have been very close an ancestral culture that remains even today. When stray cat Kanyon's bed was stolen at a shopping mall residents decided to build him a new home. He's not alone: according to City Hall Istanbul has more than [------] cats living on its streets who are regularly fed and fussed over by the city's [--] million residents https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016361417801351212 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016361417801351212"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016361417801351212)  2026-01-28T04:03Z 2.4M followers, 108.4K engagements


"Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday as the Kremlin seeks to secure the future of its military bases in the country. ➡ https://u.afp.com/SBCi https://u.afp.com/SBCi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016458644083138702)  2026-01-28T10:29Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster his nuclear forces at an upcoming ruling party meeting state media reported Wednesday after a missile launch he said would bring "excruciating mental agony" to his enemies. ➡ https://u.afp.com/SBCs https://u.afp.com/SBCs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016483909840601372)  2026-01-28T12:10Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"The Netherlands "insufficiently" protects the tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change a Dutch court has ruled in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling. ➡ https://u.afp.com/SByK https://u.afp.com/SByK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016529206323081547)  2026-01-28T15:10Z 2.4M followers, 12.1K engagements


"US online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon said it would be cutting [-----] jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring as it focuses spending on artificial intelligence. ➡ https://u.afp.com/SBF4 https://u.afp.com/SBF4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016541802942112038)  2026-01-28T16:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Former nurse Sarah Mullally [--] officially confirmed as the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England in ceremony ahead of formal 'enthronement' in March https://u.afp.com/SBFK https://u.afp.com/SBFK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016570138925924535)  2026-01-28T17:52Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"#BREAKING US Federal Reserve holds rates steady as expected defying Trump pressure for further cuts. Only two board members dissent: White House adviser Miran and potential chair nominee Waller. https://u.afp.com/SBt5 https://u.afp.com/SBt5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016593310161191095)  2026-01-28T19:24Z 2.4M followers, 12.2K engagements


"King Charles III warns in new documentary that world is "rapidly going backwards" in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss. https://u.afp.com/SBtd https://u.afp.com/SBtd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016636162597593379)  2026-01-28T22:15Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Colombia's president extends olive branch to his US-backed Ecuadoran counterpart in a bid to end a week-old trade war over cross-border drug trafficking. https://u.afp.com/SBtE https://u.afp.com/SBtE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016678939612078187)  2026-01-29T01:05Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Greenland's elite dogsled unit patrols desolate icy Arctic. Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds" but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive https://u.afp.com/SBvi https://u.afp.com/SBvi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016744491080675351)  2026-01-29T05:25Z 2.4M followers, 57.6K engagements


"UPDATE China executes [--] people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs including "key members" of online scam operations state media reports. Fraud compounds where scammers lure internet users into fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investments have flourished across Southeast Asia https://u.afp.com/SBvV https://u.afp.com/SBvV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016787381760721362)  2026-01-29T08:15Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"British PM says 'good progress' with China on whisky tariffs visas Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer says "really good progress" has been made on issues including whisky tariffs and visa-free travel after meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016806062196683026)  2026-01-29T09:30Z 2.4M followers, 25.5K engagements


"French energy giant TotalEnergies has officially relaunched a massive gas project in northern Mozambique after a five-year pause imposed following a jihadist attack that claimed hundreds of lives. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Zm https://u.afp.com/S2Zm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016833708251078908)  2026-01-29T11:20Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca said it would invest $15 billion in China through [----] to expand its medicines manufacturing and research during a trip by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Beijing. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Z6 https://u.afp.com/S2Z6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2016843789923467553)  2026-01-29T12:00Z 2.4M followers, 11.4K engagements


"US warships deployed to the Middle East. AFP Infographic of the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln its destroyer escorts and other naval vessels that have been deployed to the Middle East according to a US official"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017149547219190206)  2026-01-30T08:15Z 2.4M followers, 48.2K engagements


"Chinese man runs smart farm with one finger one toe Quadriplegic and confined to a medicalised portable cabin in the Chinese countryside 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe which he uses to manage a high-tech farm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017165925804286268)  2026-01-30T09:20Z 2.4M followers, 38.4K engagements


"Panama's Supreme Court has annulled the concession allowing Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to operate ports at the Panama Canal a ruling that undermines Chinese sway over the waterway. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Uv https://u.afp.com/S2Uv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017188546432352371)  2026-01-30T10:50Z 2.4M followers, 14.7K engagements


"🏴 Scots celebrate annual Viking fire festival Hundreds of people parade through the streets of Lerwick on Scotland's Shetland Islands as part of the annual Up Helly Aa festivities. #AFPVertical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017216265094377973)  2026-01-30T12:40Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"📉 Gold and silver prices dived Friday and European stock markets climbed as investors were left reassured by US President Donald Trump's pick to take over as head of the Federal Reserve. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2wK https://u.afp.com/S2wK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017220005645971954)  2026-01-30T12:55Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"VIDEO:  Greenland's elite dogsled unit patrols desolate icy Arctic US President Donald Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds" but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive #AFPVertical https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017242060810494245 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017242060810494245"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017242060810494245)  2026-01-30T14:22Z 2.4M followers, 67.8K engagements


"#BREAKING US government shuts down but quick resolution expected"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017463194990874721)  2026-01-31T05:01Z 2.4M followers, 26.7K engagements


"Chinese man runs smart farm with one finger one toe Quadriplegic and confined to a medicalised portable cabin in the Chinese countryside 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe which he uses to manage a high-tech farm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017528339511074857)  2026-01-31T09:20Z 2.4M followers, 25K engagements


"Flooding submerges northern Morocco city after heavy rains Residents are being evacuated in trucks and horse-drawn carriages as overflow from the Loukkos River floods a neighbourhood in northern Morocco"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017543416058388661)  2026-01-31T10:20Z 2.4M followers, 14.2K engagements


"Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat Volunteers from the Starenki foundation deliver food and essentials to the elderly while Russia steps up its strikes against Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure plunging Kyiv residents into darkness and cold as temperatures drop as low as -20C. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017558531877073189 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017558531877073189"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017558531877073189)  2026-01-31T11:20Z 2.4M followers, 15.1K engagements


"'Batman' chides city council in California over ICE operations A man dressed in a Batman costume angrily confronts his city council in Santa Clara California over immigration enforcement demanding they take concrete action to block cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017618907683491884 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017618907683491884"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017618907683491884)  2026-01-31T15:20Z 2.4M followers, 14.6K engagements


"Israeli air strikes killed [--] people including children in Gaza on Saturday according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency as the military said it attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Sh https://u.afp.com/S2Sh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017621412295446577)  2026-01-31T15:30Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Between [----] and [-----] people have joined an emotional silent march in Copenhagen organised by Denmark's Veterans' Association to protest Donald Trump's comments downplaying the role of non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2SB https://u.afp.com/S2SB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017628964324249798)  2026-01-31T16:00Z 2.4M followers, 11.2K engagements


"Israeli air strikes killed [--] people including children in Gaza on Saturday according to the Palestinian territory's civil defense agency as the military said it had attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation. https://u.afp.com/S2SK https://u.afp.com/S2SK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017655366549467259)  2026-01-31T17:45Z 2.4M followers, 31.4K engagements


"Nicole Kidman Demi Moore Bella Hadid Oprah Winfrey: women entertainers and models are reviving the necktie a symbol of male power at a time when feminism is under attack. https://u.afp.com/S2Sj https://u.afp.com/S2Sj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017700664672194580)  2026-01-31T20:45Z 2.4M followers, 20.9K engagements


"Manufacturing a Barbie or a Lego brick requires large quantities of plastic much of which comes from China. So when Mexico hiked tariffs on China early this year its toymakers including local Lego and Mattel factories had mixed emotions. https://u.afp.com/S2To https://u.afp.com/S2To"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017734639633178632)  2026-01-31T23:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"#BREAKING Israel says will terminate MSF work in Gaza after it failed to provide Palestinian staff list"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017890566101688559)  2026-02-01T09:19Z 2.4M followers, 23.4K engagements


"French IT giant Capgemini said Sunday it was selling a subsidiary working for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency amid international controversy over the deaths of two people in ICE operations. https://u.afp.com/S2Ty https://u.afp.com/S2Ty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2017961138659692685)  2026-02-01T14:00Z 2.4M followers, 10.1K engagements


"Superstars Kendrick Lamar Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga are all vying to win the coveted Album of the Year for the first time at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday the music industrys biggest night. https://u.afp.com/S2qP https://u.afp.com/S2qP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018038417154572435)  2026-02-01T19:07Z 2.4M followers, 12.1K engagements


"At least [---] are feared dead in a landslide that struck a militia-held mine in DR Congo. The mine produces [--] to [--] percent of the world's supply of coltan a key component in the production of electronics such as laptops and mobile phones. https://u.afp.com/S2qW https://u.afp.com/S2qW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018051812612321740)  2026-02-01T20:00Z 2.4M followers, 22.3K engagements


"Iguanas stunned by cold temperatures dropped from trees in usually balmy Florida as icy conditions blasted southern US states dumping nearly a half-meter of snow in some areas and whipping up high winds that caused traffic chaos. https://u.afp.com/S2qm https://u.afp.com/S2qm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018066852459483435)  2026-02-01T21:00Z 2.4M followers, 12.9K engagements


"AFP REPORTAGE: The curtains in this Mexican family's Minneapolis home stay closed all day and the door is braced with a metal bar to keep it from being forced open during a US immigration crackdown. Trump's second term has turned their American dream into a nightmare. https://u.afp.com/S2qE https://u.afp.com/S2qE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018127255541628938)  2026-02-02T01:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Early wins for Kendrick Lamar Bad Bunny Lady Gaga as Grammys begin. All three are angling to make history by taking home the gala's most coveted award Album of the Year for the first time https://u.afp.com/S2cU https://u.afp.com/S2cU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018131501418733615)  2026-02-02T01:16Z 2.4M followers, 17.2K engagements


"Counting begins in Costa Rica vote dominated by narco violence. Laura Fernandez the ruling party candidate is the runaway favorite to become the next leader of a country long seen as a beacon of stability in a volatile region but now battling a crime wave https://u.afp.com/S2cJ https://u.afp.com/S2cJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018140728434540552)  2026-02-02T01:53Z 2.4M followers, 14.6K engagements


"BREAKING British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean -- who topped charts at home and abroad with her monster hit "Man I Need" -- on Sunday won the Grammy for Best New Artist. She bested a crowded field that included "Ordinary" singer Alex Warren girl group Katseye TikTok dancer-turned-singer Addison Rae The Marias sombr Lola Young and Leon Thomas https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018147019475357938 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018147019475357938"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018147019475357938)  2026-02-02T02:18Z 2.4M followers, 18.8K engagements


"BREAKING Kendrick Lamar wins the Grammy for Record of the Year for his single "Luther" featuring R&B singer SZA -- his fifth award of the night. The track bested efforts from Bad Bunny Lady Gaga Sabrina Carpenter Doechii Billie Eilish Chappell Roan and "APT." from Rose and Bruno Mars https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018178872596889744 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018178872596889744"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018178872596889744)  2026-02-02T04:25Z 2.4M followers, 14.4K engagements


"Bad Bunny makes Grammys history with Album of the Year win. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny won Album of the Year for his "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" -- the first Spanish-language work to take the top honor in music. https://u.afp.com/S2cU https://u.afp.com/S2cU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018203290710815066)  2026-02-02T06:02Z 2.4M followers, 12K engagements


"Tough-talking right-winger elected Costa Rica president. Political scientist Laura Fernandez won by a landslide after promising to crack down hard on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade https://u.afp.com/S2cJ https://u.afp.com/S2cJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018217386382327941)  2026-02-02T06:58Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"A full moon rises above the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft integrated for the Artemis II mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Florida ahead of the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than [--] years 📸 Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018234064474378538)  2026-02-02T08:04Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"'A sea of emotions' as ice floating trend reaches Moscow. Thrillseekers in Moscow put on bright red wetsuits and relax in the icy waters of the Moskva River as the trend known as "ice floating" reaches the country's capital. Ice floating has become a popular activity across Russia from Lake Baital in the east to the Murmansk region in the north https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018238277451477292 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018238277451477292"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018238277451477292)  2026-02-02T08:21Z 2.4M followers, 24.7K engagements


"UK-based channel aiming to be a 'voice of truth' over Iran protests Journalists at the Persian-language TV station Iran International in London have been working flat out vowing to "show the truth" about the protests in Iran despite threats against them and their families"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018293328257913120)  2026-02-02T12:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States local media said Monday after US leader Donald Trump said he was hopeful of a deal to avert military action against the Islamic republic. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2GH https://u.afp.com/S2GH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018300899433623741)  2026-02-02T12:30Z 2.4M followers, 23.1K engagements


"Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat Volunteers deliver food and essentials to the elderly while Russia steps up its strikes against Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure plunging Kyiv residents into darkness and cold as temperatures drop as low as -20C. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018303425667072402 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018303425667072402"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018303425667072402)  2026-02-02T12:40Z 2.4M followers, 23.5K engagements


"Italy's Trevi Fountain launched a new ticketing system Monday making the famous Rome landmark the latest tourist site to charge entry in a bid to raise funds and battle overcrowding. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Nw https://u.afp.com/S2Nw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018308442474098760)  2026-02-02T13:00Z 2.4M followers, 10.6K engagements


"Swimming team in war-torn Gaza uses the sea as a pool Just metres from tents for displaced people men of all ages take to the beach in Gaza City for swimming practice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018323642304679994)  2026-02-02T14:00Z 2.4M followers, 22.8K engagements


"Palestinians patients and war-wounded began arriving in Egypt via the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Monday an Egyptian health official told AFP. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018361576902779027)  2026-02-02T16:31Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Chinese man runs smart farm with one finger one toe Quadriplegic and confined to a medicalised portable cabin in the Chinese countryside 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe which he uses to manage a high-tech farm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018363829936160898)  2026-02-02T16:40Z 2.4M followers, 22.1K engagements


"#BREAKING Trump announces 'trade deal' with India after Modi call"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018370828266512871)  2026-02-02T17:07Z 2.4M followers, 28.2K engagements


"Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says Tehran is reviewing and finalising diplomatic steps after the Islamic republics president ordered the start of nuclear talks with the US. President Trump said Sunday hes hopeful of a deal to avert military action"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018425549446627466)  2026-02-02T20:45Z 2.4M followers, 20.3K engagements


"Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's life was once the stuff of fairytales but rape charges against her son and her friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have turned it into a nightmare. https://u.afp.com/S2x2 https://u.afp.com/S2x2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018459441067167989)  2026-02-02T23:00Z 2.4M followers, 56.4K engagements


"Tigrayans in northern Ethiopia fear a return to all-out war [--] years after the last devastating conflict in the region. Fighting broke out again last week in a disputed area of western Tigray. The civil war of 2020-2022 killed more than [------] people. https://u.afp.com/S2xX https://u.afp.com/S2xX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018482082096296083)  2026-02-03T00:30Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Worshippers take part in Iemanja the traditional festival celebrating the Goddess of the Sea from the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda at Arpoador Beach in Rio de Janeiro Brazil 📸 Mauro Pimentel and Ivan Pisarenko"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018517038797308040)  2026-02-03T02:48Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Wildfires fuelled by high temperatures and winds ravage Argentina's Patagonia. Argentina's government has declared an emergency in Patagonia where wildfires have been ripping through vast tracts of forest since December"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018528786904481987)  2026-02-03T03:35Z 2.4M followers, 11.6K engagements


"Netflix to livestream BTS's comeback concert to around [---] countries in what could be the largest live K-pop event to date https://u.afp.com/S2fm https://u.afp.com/S2fm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018539715712938069)  2026-02-03T04:19Z 2.4M followers, 74.8K engagements


"Paying for a selfie: Rome starts charging for Trevi Fountain https://u.afp.com/S2fQ https://u.afp.com/S2fQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018565953445826924)  2026-02-03T06:03Z 2.4M followers, 13K engagements


"BREAKING Russia resumed strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure early Tuesday cutting heating to more than one thousand residential buildings in Kyiv as temperatures near minus [--] Celsius on Tuesday Ukrainian officials say"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018587332442530301)  2026-02-03T07:28Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Visitors look at the exhibition "The rediscovered Treasure of the Sun King" at the Grand Palais in Paris displaying the monumental carpets commissioned by Louis XIV for the Louvres Grand Gallery 📸 Sebastien Dupuy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018593007637868826)  2026-02-03T07:50Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Rural India powers global AI models. Tending crops by day and then logging on for a night shift of data labelling 27-year-old Chandmani Kerketta is part of a rising rural Indian workforce helping power an artificial intelligence revolution https://u.afp.com/S2YU https://u.afp.com/S2YU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018601457621368867)  2026-02-03T08:24Z 2.4M followers, 11.5K engagements


"China will ban hidden door handles on cars sold in the country from next year. Safety concerns have risen as some of the sleek aerodynamic car door handles are prone to not working in the event of a crash https://u.afp.com/S2fe https://u.afp.com/S2fe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018609721645666403)  2026-02-03T08:57Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Rural India shapes global AI models Tending crops and then logging on for data labelling Chandmani Kerketta [--] is helping power an artificial intelligence revolution. The work is essential for machine learning: data labelling annotation and quality checks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018630542812397628)  2026-02-03T10:20Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Old American cars and drivers wait for tourists in Havana Vintage American cars and their drivers wait for tourists to drive around in downtown Havana. Tourism in Cuba suffered a sharp decline in [----] closing the year with [---] million visitors well below the government's target of [---] million according to official figures. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018639448452309442 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018639448452309442"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018639448452309442)  2026-02-03T10:55Z 2.4M followers, 16.6K engagements


"Deportation raids drive Minneapolis immigrant family into hiding For the two months that federal agents have been conducting immigration raids in Minneapolis Ana Carlos and their kids have locked themselves inside their home feeling trapped behind their own deadbolt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018645641761562628)  2026-02-03T11:20Z 2.4M followers, 12.3K engagements


"France summoned billionaire Elon Musk to a "voluntary interview" as cybercrime authorities on Tuesday searched the French offices of his social media network X the Paris public prosecutor's office said. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Mq https://u.afp.com/S2Mq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018660751095791886)  2026-02-03T12:20Z 2.4M followers, 13.1K engagements


"🏈 The road to the Super Bowl involves more than a series of must-win games. The top players must also navigate the NFL's "Opening Night" -- a raucous start to Super Bowl week in which players are bombarded with questions from hundreds of journalists. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Mp https://u.afp.com/S2Mp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018663274586239375)  2026-02-03T12:30Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Britain's data regulator has launched a probe into X and xAI to see whether Elon Musk's companies complied with personal data law when it came to AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualized deepfakes. 1/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018672399554626036)  2026-02-03T13:06Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"VIDEO: Gazans reunite with loved ones after partial reopening of Rafah crossing Palestinians reunited with their loved ones at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis on Monday after Israel permitted a limited reopening of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018685206698381366)  2026-02-03T13:57Z 2.4M followers, 13.9K engagements


"VIDEO: 🤖 Rural India helps to shape global AI models Tending crops by day then logging on for a night shift of data labelling 27-year-old Chandmani Kerketta is part of a rising rural Indian workforce helping power an artificial intelligence revolution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018693458764890485)  2026-02-03T14:30Z 2.4M followers, 10.7K engagements


"VIDEO: US Department of Justice publishes Jeffrey Epstein interview Jeffrey Epstein denied he was the "devil" and insisted he was only the lowest level of sexual predator in a video interview included in the latest release of files by US authorities. The interview which lasts around two hours was conducted by President Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon. It appears to be filmed in the deceased financier's New York home on an unknown date #AFPVertical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018711942509084869)  2026-02-03T15:43Z 2.4M followers, 32.3K engagements


"🚀 🌕 NASA said on Tuesday it is pushing back to March the launch of its first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than half a century after encountering a fuel leak during a key test"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018729103419977997)  2026-02-03T16:51Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"⛸ A Spanish figure skater will be able to perform to music of the 'Minions' films after all at the upcoming Winter Olympics having initially fallen foul of copyright restrictions. https://u.afp.com/S2QK https://u.afp.com/S2QK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018751096613699598)  2026-02-03T18:19Z 2.4M followers, 15.9K engagements


"Air India has begun inspecting fuel control switches on its [--] Boeing [---] aircraft after grounding a flight over a possible defect according to a company note seen by AFP on Tuesday. https://u.afp.com/S2Qr https://u.afp.com/S2Qr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018762673370878456)  2026-02-03T19:05Z 2.4M followers, 10.6K engagements


"Donald Trump hosts Colombia's president at the White House after a year of online sparring over drugs and immigration and threatening just last month to topple the left-wing leader like in Venezuela. https://u.afp.com/S2QV https://u.afp.com/S2QV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018773994845941867)  2026-02-03T19:50Z 2.4M followers, 12.9K engagements


"💰Spending bill passes final hurdle in Congress ending four-day partial government shutdown sparked by demands for reform of Trump's immigration crackdown after protesters killed https://u.afp.com/S2Qv https://u.afp.com/S2Qv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018816778307059745)  2026-02-03T22:40Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"🎿🥇American ski icon Lindsey Vonn [--] says she will attempt to defy the odds and compete at the Winter Olympics despite a ruptured knee ligament https://u.afp.com/S2AU https://u.afp.com/S2AU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018839929590104122)  2026-02-04T00:12Z 2.4M followers, 11.5K engagements


"📈 From rations to G20's doorstep: Poland savours economic 'miracle' https://u.afp.com/S2AS https://u.afp.com/S2AS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018851504082354202)  2026-02-04T00:58Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Residents look at a Cameroon-flagged cargo ship that ran aground on a beach in the town of Maria Chiquita due to strong winds off Panama 📸 Daniel Gonzales"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018886405401842114)  2026-02-04T03:16Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"French prosecutors search Paris offices of X as part of investigation into alleged political interference and sexual deepfakes. Elon Musk summoned for voluntary interviews with prosecutors https://u.afp.com/S2do https://u.afp.com/S2do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018904015505928666)  2026-02-04T04:26Z 2.4M followers, 10.1K engagements


"The Sharjah Mosque is lit up in a colourful displays for the 15th annual Sharjah Light Festival in the city of the United Arab Emirates 📸 Giuseppe Cacace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018915743337771124)  2026-02-04T05:13Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Sea of ice. People walk on the frozen Baltic Sea near Mikoszewo as temperatures drop sharply in northern Poland. 📷 Sergei Gapon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018950976040759544)  2026-02-04T07:33Z 2.4M followers, 11.3K engagements


"Whack-a-mole As deepfake videos of John Mearsheimer multiplied across YouTube the American academic rushed to have them taken down. His grueling fight to have them removed has laid bare the challenges of combating AI-driven deepfakes https://u.afp.com/S2db https://u.afp.com/S2db"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018967798995640323)  2026-02-04T08:40Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Rural India shapes global AI models Tending crops and then logging on for data labelling Chandmani Kerketta [--] is helping power an artificial intelligence revolution. The work is essential for machine learning: data labelling annotation and quality checks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018977830483415441)  2026-02-04T09:20Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"More than [-----] evacuate northern Moroccan city after flooding More than [-----] people have been displaced from their homes across northern Morocco due to severe weather and heavy rainfall. The floods have killed seven in nearby countries Tunisia and Algeria"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018982892261556403)  2026-02-04T09:40Z 2.4M followers, 25.3K engagements


"Australian teen powers through sea to save stranded family Austin Appelbee [--] recounts how he swam across four kilometres (2.5 miles) of ocean to raise the alarm after his mother and two younger siblings were swept out to sea off the tourist town of Quindalup in western Australia. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018987968887738480 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018987968887738480"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018987968887738480)  2026-02-04T10:00Z 2.4M followers, 14.3K engagements


"Venezuelan protesters demand amnesty for political prisoners Hundreds of university students and relatives of political prisoners march through the Venezuelan capital calling for the quick approval of an amnesty law promised by interim president Delcy Rodriguez"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2018998047104016514)  2026-02-04T10:40Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Britain's former prince Andrew has moved out of his sprawling home on the royal Windsor estate media reports said Wednesday after newly released documents reignited the scandal over his links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Wq https://u.afp.com/S2Wq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019025665480126596)  2026-02-04T12:30Z 2.4M followers, 15K engagements


"China's President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have hailed their countries' "stabilising" economic political and security alliance in the face of "turbulent" times globally as they spoke via video call. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Wx https://u.afp.com/S2Wx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019030685038641335)  2026-02-04T12:50Z 2.4M followers, 15.4K engagements


"❄ 🎿 US ski star Lindsey Vonn's desire to race at the Olympics despite a ruptured knee ligament is an inspiration to all racers her male counterparts said after training on Wednesday ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2W6 https://u.afp.com/S2W6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019046443244232738)  2026-02-04T13:52Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"VIDEO: ⚖ Son of Norway Crown Princess stands trial for multiple rapes Marius Borg Hoiby is on trial in Oslo accused of raping four women and assaulting several ex-girlfriends in a scandal that has tarnished the royal family's image. Crown Princess Mette-Marit's 29-year-old son from a relationship prior to her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon is facing [--] charges some dating back to [----] #AFPVertical https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019066401747550567 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019066401747550567"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019066401747550567)  2026-02-04T15:11Z 2.4M followers, 20.4K engagements


"Russia vowed Wednesday to act "responsibly" hours before its last nuclear treaty with the United States was set to expire as fears mounted that the agreement's collapse could spur a new arms race. https://u.afp.com/S2m8 https://u.afp.com/S2m8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019104918125342751)  2026-02-04T17:45Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"The son of Norway's future queen on Wednesday admitted a life of excess blaming it on an "extreme need for recognition" but denied raping a woman at his parents' royal estate in [----]. https://u.afp.com/S2mB https://u.afp.com/S2mB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019127567467295146)  2026-02-04T19:15Z 2.4M followers, 17.5K engagements


"An artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage. https://u.afp.com/S2mu https://u.afp.com/S2mu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019150216268771590)  2026-02-04T20:45Z 2.4M followers, 13.9K engagements


"Italy has thwarted "a series of cyberattacks" of "Russian origin" targeting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics the foreign minister said Wednesday as security operations rampup with just hours to go before the opening ceremony. https://u.afp.com/S2mR https://u.afp.com/S2mR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019184200562221132)  2026-02-04T23:00Z 2.4M followers, 17.8K engagements


"Seif al-Islam the son of Libya's slain longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi and once seen by some as his likely heir has been killed -- a sudden assassination that has raised many questions: https://u.afp.com/S2mE https://u.afp.com/S2mE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019199290355380377)  2026-02-05T00:00Z 2.4M followers, 10.9K engagements


"As Israel begins to allow a trickle of Palestinians through the Rafah border crossing Gazans stranded in Egypt are torn between staying in exile without formal status or returning to a land in ruins. https://u.afp.com/S2mb https://u.afp.com/S2mb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019210614120280451)  2026-02-05T00:45Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Last US-Russia nuclear treaty ends in 'grave moment' for world. The treaty expired Thursday abruptly ending decades of restrictions on how many warheads the two top powers can deploy and triggering fears of a global arms race https://u.afp.com/S2sf https://u.afp.com/S2sf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019222236037619996)  2026-02-05T01:31Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Empress's crown dropped in Louvre heist to be fully restored. The thieves who robbed the Louvre last October made off with an estimated [--] million euros ($104 million) in jewels but dropped empress Eugenie's diamond- and emerald-studded crown as they escaped https://u.afp.com/S2sG https://u.afp.com/S2sG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019254167156441466)  2026-02-05T03:38Z 2.4M followers, 32.1K engagements


"United States: more and more ICE detainees have no criminal record. AFP Infographic showing the number of people arrested in the US by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and whether or not they had a criminal record or face legal proceedings from November [----] and January [----] according to ICE data collected by the Deportation Data Project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019259301395644570)  2026-02-05T03:58Z 2.4M followers, 13.7K engagements


"An artist who restored a fresco in a church in Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage. The story began on Saturday when La Repubblica daily revealed that the face of a freshly-restored winged figure in the San Lorenzo in Lucina church closely resembled Meloni. The artist Bruno Valentinetti then admitted he had rubbed out her face following a request by the Vatican administration https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019264122831974458 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019264122831974458"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019264122831974458)  2026-02-05T04:17Z 2.4M followers, 18.7K engagements


"#BREAKING Russia says 'progress' made in talks with Ukraine in Abu Dhabi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019316124131946690)  2026-02-05T07:44Z 2.4M followers, 10.7K engagements


"Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed an army battalion to a troubled state after gunmen killed as many as [---] people in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent months. https://u.afp.com/S2ef https://u.afp.com/S2ef"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019336152889876707)  2026-02-05T09:03Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"The last nuclear treaty between Russia and the United States has expired abruptly ending decades of restrictions on how many warheads the two top powers can deploy and triggering fears of a global arms race. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2es https://u.afp.com/S2es"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019347774148382878)  2026-02-05T09:50Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"US news anchor Savannah Guthrie has tearfully pleaded with kidnappers to share proof that her 84-year-old mother was still alive in a video posted to her social media. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2eB https://u.afp.com/S2eB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019355326672167000)  2026-02-05T10:20Z 2.4M followers, 10.8K engagements


"Ukraine and Russia have began a second day of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending a war sparked by Moscow's [----] invasion of its pro-Western neighbour. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2eE https://u.afp.com/S2eE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019357868894335059)  2026-02-05T10:30Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"China has rejected calls to enter talks on a new nuclear treaty after a US-Russian agreement expired on Thursday ending decades of restrictions on how many warheads the two powers can deploy. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2eK https://u.afp.com/S2eK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019362873760223423)  2026-02-05T10:50Z 2.4M followers, 15.8K engagements


"The son of Norway's future queen on Thursday denied that he had ever drugged anyone after a woman he is accused of raping said she had "probably ingested something" beforehand. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2nU https://u.afp.com/S2nU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019375460682014965)  2026-02-05T11:40Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Australian teen swims for hours to save family lost at sea Austin Appelbee [--] has recounted how he swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family in a feat hailed by rescuers as "superhuman". #AFPVertical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019380572796150145)  2026-02-05T12:00Z 2.4M followers, 13.4K engagements


"Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for 'believing Mandelson's lies' British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologises to victims of the convicted late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein saying "sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointing him""  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019383021850251525)  2026-02-05T12:10Z 2.4M followers, 39.8K engagements


"A morose horse rice cakes and a Harry Potter villain have become surprise hits in China ahead of the country's Lunar New Year holiday. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2nG https://u.afp.com/S2nG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019388059251253737)  2026-02-05T12:30Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Poles marvel at frozen beach on Baltic Sea Residents in northern Poland have been marvelling at a frozen Baltic sea beach in Mikoszewo near the Baltic Sea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019390611728593313)  2026-02-05T12:40Z 2.4M followers, 13.6K engagements


"UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer battling for his political future apologised on Thursday to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing the now disgraced Peter Mandelson a friend of the sex offender as US ambassador ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2hq https://u.afp.com/S2hq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019409767836323951)  2026-02-05T13:56Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"VIDEO: Artist rubs out Meloni church fresco after controversy An artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019418235477582213)  2026-02-05T14:30Z 2.4M followers, 13.8K engagements


"The Grand Emperor Hotel in Macau says it has ripped up the real gold bricks from its distinctive lobby floor and sold them for around $13 million cashing in on the metal's market surge ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2hP https://u.afp.com/S2hP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019425803465859470)  2026-02-05T15:00Z 2.4M followers, 11.5K engagements


"Australian teen swims for hours to save family lost at sea Austin Appelbee [--] has recounted how he swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family in a feat hailed by rescuers as "superhuman" #AFPVertical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019433467713347852)  2026-02-05T15:30Z 2.4M followers, 11.5K engagements


"VIDEO: 🪼 Giant phantom jellyfish filmed in deep sea off Argentina Scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor (too) vessel have documented a rare phantom jellyfish during an expedition examining deep-sea ecosystems off Argentina. Stygiomedusa gigantea commonly known as the giant phantom jelly can grow up to [--] m (3.3 ft) in diameter and its four arms can reach up to [--] m (33 ft) long https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019439962203042283 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019439962203042283"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019439962203042283)  2026-02-05T15:56Z 2.4M followers, 15.7K engagements


"Russia and the United States have agreed to resume high-level military contacts at two-day Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday in a major step of rapprochement between the world's top nuclear powers ➡ https://u.afp.com/S274 https://u.afp.com/S274"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019456151486595160)  2026-02-05T17:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"#BREAKING: Trump accepts UK deal with Mauritius on islands hosting key military base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019473713503097053)  2026-02-05T18:10Z 2.4M followers, 14.6K engagements


"Being the richest person on the planet is apparently not worth it for Elon Musk. "Whoever said 'money can't buy happiness' really knew what they were talking about" he said in a post on X the platform he bought about $44 billion in [----]. https://u.afp.com/S27M https://u.afp.com/S27M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019501305769685493)  2026-02-05T20:00Z 2.4M followers, 11.8K engagements


"Bad Bunny is pledging to bring Puerto Rican culture to his Super Bowl half-time show that has triggered fury on the US right-wing. The Latino singer a vocal critic of President Trump is expected to perform entirely in Spanish this Sunday. https://u.afp.com/S27A https://u.afp.com/S27A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019512620240326743)  2026-02-05T20:45Z 2.4M followers, 12.9K engagements


"US President Trump called for a brand new nuclear treaty after the START agreement with Russia expired prompting fears of a new global arms race. The US wants a new treaty to include China but Beijing has rejected the pressure to limit its growing arsenal. https://u.afp.com/S27W https://u.afp.com/S27W"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019523954394693782)  2026-02-05T21:30Z 2.4M followers, 17.2K engagements


"A source close to the French presidency tells AFP that former culture minister Jack Lang has been summoned to the foreign ministry to explain his links with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://u.afp.com/S27b https://u.afp.com/S27b"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019535567772393869)  2026-02-05T22:16Z 2.4M followers, 78.6K engagements


"Prime Minister Mark Carney cancelled a mandate for all vehicles sold in Canada to be electric by [----] a departure from his climate-focused predecessor. Carney said his goal was [--] percent EV sales by [----] and a [--] percent target by [----]. https://u.afp.com/S27P https://u.afp.com/S27P"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019557916102037905)  2026-02-05T23:45Z 2.4M followers, 12.7K engagements


"Stockpile of nuclear warheads. AFP Infographic showing the estimated stocks of nuclear warheads by country in [----] according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019619902936457633)  2026-02-06T03:51Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"UK royal finances in spotlight after Andrew's downfall. A parliamentary probe in the coming months marks a significant shift towards greater scrutiny of royal matters after decades of deference to the centuries-old monarchy https://u.afp.com/S27H https://u.afp.com/S27H"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019679361201242409)  2026-02-06T07:47Z 2.4M followers, 24.4K engagements


"Cubans wrap up amid record cold snap Havana residents wrap up warm as Cuba experiences an unusual drop in temperatures brought on by the arrival of an intense cold front that has dragged a mass of polar air from North America into the Caribbean"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019704055098941542)  2026-02-06T09:25Z 2.4M followers, 12.9K engagements


"Artist rubs out Meloni church fresco after controversy An artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has wiped out his own artwork after it sparked outrage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019707667195846825)  2026-02-06T09:40Z 2.4M followers, 11.3K engagements


"Iran and the United States have begun talks in Oman with Washington refusing to rule out military action against its foe if diplomacy fails while the Islamic republic vowed to defend itself against "any excessive demands". ➡ https://u.afp.com/S28H https://u.afp.com/S28H"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019710162668241340)  2026-02-06T09:50Z 2.4M followers, 15K engagements


"🏅 The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S28K https://u.afp.com/S28K"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019712693217698274)  2026-02-06T10:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"🏅 Curling kicks off sports programme at [----] Winter Olympics Spectators say they were "really excited" about watching the curling mixed doubles at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics as the sports programme began two days before the opening ceremony on February 6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019717735601619423)  2026-02-06T10:20Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"🐠 Scientists plunge into the unknown of the deep sea This month AFP boarded one of two OceanX submersibles which are searching for new species and plastic-eating microbes in the deep sea off the coast of Indonesia. #AFPVertical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019725346073989236)  2026-02-06T10:50Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Venezuela's parliament has given its initial approval to a landmark amnesty bill covering the types of charges used to lock up dissidents under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chavez. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S28j https://u.afp.com/S28j"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019727822026138089)  2026-02-06T11:00Z 2.4M followers, 11.5K engagements


"First permanent Pokemon theme park opens in Tokyo The first permanent Pokemon theme park has opened in Tokyo featuring themed rides and a woodland area where visitors can try and "catch 'em all""  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019732837604180325)  2026-02-06T11:20Z 2.4M followers, 21.6K engagements


"A suicide attack at a mosque in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad killed at least [--] people and wounded more than [---] on Friday a police source told AFP. 1/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019739358580936723)  2026-02-06T11:46Z 2.4M followers, 14.3K engagements


"🏈 Veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford has been named this season's NFL Most Valuable Player barely edging Drake Maye in the closest vote in years. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2XG https://u.afp.com/S2XG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019740364127535489)  2026-02-06T11:50Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"🏈 The argument that sport and politics should not mix could be tested at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday when Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny performs against a backdrop of fury from right-wing critics. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2Xx https://u.afp.com/S2Xx"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019742904604905484)  2026-02-06T12:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"The EU has told TikTok it needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines after the Chinese-owned platform was found in breach of the bloc's digital content rules. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2X7 https://u.afp.com/S2X7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019750443417538761)  2026-02-06T12:30Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"⛷ Lindsey Vonn passed a key test of her damaged knee on Friday after she completed her first downhill training run for the [----] Winter Olympics. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019751687057977772)  2026-02-06T12:35Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Monday following his national security trial a court website showed. ➡ https://u.afp.com/S2XB https://u.afp.com/S2XB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019755461336068443)  2026-02-06T12:50Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"⛷ ❄ The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics are set to officially start with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on Friday while US ski great Lindsey Vonn tested her injured knee in a crucial practice run ➡ https://u.afp.com/S28K https://u.afp.com/S28K"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019767875855065248)  2026-02-06T13:39Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"VIDEO:  Torrential rains pound Spain and Portugal A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in Spain and Portugal has eased but forecasters warned the relief will be short-lived as another storm is expected. Storm Leonardo left one dead in Portugal and lashed the southern Spanish region of Andalusia #AFPVertical https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019773158690095240 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019773158690095240"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019773158690095240)  2026-02-06T14:00Z 2.4M followers, 12.9K engagements


"The United States on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons as it accused Beijing of conducting secret nuclear tests and dramatically swelling its arsenal. https://u.afp.com/S224 https://u.afp.com/S224"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019827177198346480)  2026-02-06T17:35Z 2.4M followers, 11.9K engagements


"President Donald Trump shared a post with a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys sparking outrage across the US political spectrum before deleting it in a rare backtrack. by @dannyctkemp https://u.afp.com/S225 https://u.afp.com/S225"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019848574079758661)  2026-02-06T19:00Z 2.4M followers, 17.2K engagements


"Two medieval fortresses face each other across the Narva River separating Estonia from Russia on Europe's eastern edge. Some fear the Russian-speaking border town of Narva could be Vladimir Putin's next target. https://u.afp.com/S22G https://u.afp.com/S22G"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019871217654853765)  2026-02-06T20:30Z 2.4M followers, 13K engagements


"The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opened on Friday with a glittering ceremony at the San Siro stadium echoed by celebrations at Games venues across the Italian Alps. https://u.afp.com/S22m https://u.afp.com/S22m"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019882541902348699)  2026-02-06T21:15Z 2.4M followers, 22.2K engagements


"Canada and France which both oppose US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland opened consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital on Friday in a show of support for the local government. https://u.afp.com/S22h https://u.afp.com/S22h"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019927840339202556)  2026-02-07T00:15Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Chunks of broken sandstone litter Cambodia's UNESCO-listed Preah Viheartemple whose centuries-old sandstone facades are pocked with fresh shrapnel scars after weeks of deadly border clashes with neighboring Thailand. https://u.afp.com/S227 https://u.afp.com/S227"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2019939167992705172)  2026-02-07T01:00Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"The Clintons are calling for their congressional testimony on ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein to be held publicly to prevent Republicans from politicizing the issue. http://u.afp.com/S22v http://u.afp.com/S22v"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2020050295859171438)  2026-02-07T08:21Z 2.4M followers, 11.1K engagements


"#BREAKING Ukraine Russia teams invited to US for talks next week: Zelensky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2020060693668696323)  2026-02-07T09:02Z 2.4M followers, 13.1K engagements


"Japans arch-conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a heavy metal drummer in her youth and an admirer of Margaret Thatcher called a snap election that polls suggest could see her ruling bloc secure a two-thirds majority in the powerful lower house. http://u.afp.com/S26x http://u.afp.com/S26x"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2020061717292834996)  2026-02-07T09:06Z 2.4M followers, 10.1K engagements


"President Donald Trump refused to apologize for a video posted on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys though he said he condemned the post as the White House shifted the blame to staff ➡ https://u.afp.com/S26Q https://u.afp.com/S26Q"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2020090921983811814)  2026-02-07T11:03Z 2.4M followers, 10.9K engagements


"VIDEO: What is the fallout from the Epstein scandal Over [--] million files relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the US Department of Justice. Epstein was for decades a friend to some of the world's most influential people #AFPVertical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2020109915034145090)  2026-02-07T12:18Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements


"⛷ 🥇  Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen scorched to victory in the men's Olympic downhill in Bormio on Saturday winning the first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games ➡ https://u.afp.com/S26d https://u.afp.com/S26d"  
[X Link](https://x.com/AFP/status/2020117848945746073)  2026-02-07T12:50Z 2.4M followers, [----] engagements

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