drones
Venezuela's Maduro escapes 'assassination' attempt, blames Colombia
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dodged an apparent assassination attempt when drones armed with explosives detonated while he was delivering a speech to hundreds of soldiers…
Google worker rebellion against military project grows
An internal petition calling for Google to stay out of "the business of war" was gaining support Tuesday, with some workers reportedly quitting to protest a collaboration with…
Benin: Using drones to save a lake
France 24 journalists meet eyewitnesses (Observers) to discuss memorable events they have experienced. The programme brings to the airways the unique journalistic online project…
Talking Europe
Farming in Europe: Old MacDonald goes high-tech (part 1)
Forget tractors and combine-harvesters: drones, hackers, and gene-editing are increasingly joining the farmer's toolkit in 2018. Our team has travelled around Europe to see how…
Business Daily
Markets seesaw as investors try to recover from global sell-off
Wall Street rebounds, but volatility may be the new normal on global equities markets. Also today, Uber's ex-CEO takes the stand at a crucial trial over the alleged theft of…
Global security adviser Marc Goodman: ‘Cyber threats are everywhere'
He studies the future of crime and terrorism, and he's the first to say he’s afraid of his own discoveries. Marc Goodman, a pioneer in the fight against cybercrime, is our guest…
Focus
Rwanda banking on new technology to boost economy
A high-tech revolution is underway in Rwanda. Some 80% of its territory is already reached by 4G mobile coverage, high-speed internet lines have been laid across the country, and…
In The Papers
National security or personal freedom? French MPs discuss anti-terrorism bill
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Monday, September 25: Emmanuel Macron's party didn't fare so well in the weekend's senatorial elections and the French papers are wondering if this is a…
Exclusive: Storming Raqqa, IS group's cursed capital in Syria
The city of Raqqa in northern Syria has been held by the Islamic State group since early 2014. But the terror group's Syrian headquarters is on the verge of liberation. Snipers…
How drones are transforming the battleground in Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are pushing ahead with their mission to oust the Islamic State (IS) group from its de facto capital, Raqqa, making key gains in the east of the…
