Ukraine gamifies combat, as soldiers start killing for points and rewards

06/09/2025 10:54 France 24

In Ukraine, the war is increasingly dominated by drones, but a new programme launched by Ukraine's military is now awarding points to pilots who steer drones with controllers, crash into targets and upload recordings of their killings. The effort is part of a broader trend in which tech influences how war is raged, with even the head of its programme saying they had created the "first military Amazon". Story by Rachael Griffiths.

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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky urges Slovak PM Robert Fico to cut Russian oil imports

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday to cut off oil supplies from Russia, which uses the export revenues to fuel its three-and-a-half year-old war. Analysis by Peter Zalmayev, director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative in Kyiv....

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06/09/2025 11:04 France 24

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05/09/2025 19:52 France 24

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Tensions soared in the Carribean this week, with the US striking a Venezuelan vessel it claimed carried "massive amount of drugs" before deploying warships, fighter jets and thousands of troops in a crackdown on drug trafficking. Experts say Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is smaller than clai...

05/09/2025 16:50 France 24

Putin says foreign troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday thousands of foreign troops could be deployed to his country under post-war security guarantees, but Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Moscow would regard them as legitimate targets to attack....

05/09/2025 16:12 France 24

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The Pentagon said two Venezuelan military planes flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters Thursday in a "highly provocative" move that marked a new escalation in the standoff over Washington's Caribbean deployment. It comes after US forces blew up an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, ki...

05/09/2025 15:02 France 24

Ukraine turns to ‘kills for points’ system to motivate drone pilots

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05/09/2025 14:59 France 24

Challenging Western hegemony: China demonstrates its vision in a big way

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Greece’s gastronomic solution to invasive lionfish problem

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05/09/2025 14:25 France 24

Philippines: Ten years after Duterte's war on drugs, families fight for justice

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05/09/2025 14:04 France 24

Sudan war's devastating impact on women and girls

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05/09/2025 12:20 France 24

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05/09/2025 10:57 France 24

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05/09/2025 09:10 France 24

Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate’ target for Russia, Putin warns

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05/09/2025 03:20 France 24

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05/09/2025 02:56 France 24

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05/09/2025 01:50 France 24

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05/09/2025 01:37 France 24

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04/09/2025 17:19 France 24

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04/09/2025 15:47 France 24

Europe’s security impacts the US: EU holding on to hope Trump won’t ‘sell Ukraine down the river’

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the twenty-six countries who have signed up to contribute to Ukraine's security after any ceasefire or peace deal with Russia. Meanwhile, Macron assures that the United States have been clear on their will to take part in the security guarantees offere...

04/09/2025 15:18 France 24

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