Italy’s ANSA chooses AFP for global video, photo, text news
Italy's leading news agency, ANSA, signs an agreement to buy AFP's international news service in video, photo and text.
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Kuwait City (AFP) | 23/07/2026 - 00:25:23 | Kuwaiti army says intercepting 'hostile drone threats'
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Dubai (AFP) | 23/07/2026 - 00:14:31 | Yemen Houthis claim strikes on Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
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Italy's leading news agency, ANSA, signs an agreement to buy AFP's international news service in video, photo and text.
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