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One of the AI industry's most important figures, the CEO of the chip-maker Nvidia Jensen Huang, has resigned amid allegations that he had extramarital affairs with a suspected Chinese spy and a fellow company executive.What could this cost Nvidia - and the whole AI sector? Also in the programme: a historic senate victory in Mississippi; as US negotiators meet President Putin to discuss the latest peace initiative, the people of Ukraine prepare for another miserable winter; and Manchester United sack another head coach - what does this mean for the once-great behemoth?(Photo shows then-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaking on stage during a summit in Berlin, Germany on 19 October 2026. Credit: Lisi Niesner/Reuters)
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Troops carry out their first attack against one of Haiti's largest criminal gangs; El Nino in Kenya; US Congressman John Moolenaar tells Newshour there are "credibility issues" with Jensen Huang and Nvidia; and we celebrate a hundred years of the Mother Road -- America's Route 66.Photo: Salvadoran troops operate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 3, 2026. REUTERS/Patrice Noel
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Spanish workers are taking part in the country's first general strike for 14 years to protest against a housing crisis and the rising cost of living. Also on the programme: the surprise message from a star Real Madrid footballer to a boy who lost his legs in Sudan's war; and an Indian feature film storms to the top of the box office chart in the UK and Ireland for the first time.(Photo: People protest during a 24-hour nationwide general strike demanding wages that allow access to what demonstrators say is decent housing, in Barcelona, Spain, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Albert Gea)
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President Zelensky has described talks in Abu Dhabi between Ukraine, Russia and the US as "constructive and quite substantive". Former US Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst assesses the prospects for peace on Newshour.Also in the programme: impeachment proceedings commence against Pete Hegseth; and how chimpanzees learn language.(Picture: Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan attend the UAE-hosted trilateral talks between the United States, Russian and Ukrainian delegations, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Reuters)
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defends his record after a Republican congressman launched an attempt to impeach him.Also on the programme, the British actor and writer, David Walliams, has been named by media outlets as the celebrity who used a court injunction to block the publication of sexual misconduct allegations against him; and the winner of this year's Booker literary prize, sci-fi writer M. John Harrison on his dystopian novel, The End of Everything. (Photo: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
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Shares in the American AI chip giant Nvidia fall as the company investigates claims its own boss, Jensen Huang, had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. We hear from a Democratic congressman, who sits on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, about his concerns. Also in the programme: the British celebrity Russell Brand has been sentenced to ten-and-a-half years in prison for rape and sexual assault; a BBC investigation into the drugs gangs grooming children in the French city of Marseille; and Earth acquires a second Moon - but just for a while.
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US chip giant Nvidia has said it is investigating reports that its CEO Jensen Huang had a close relationship with Alice Huang, who had been the managing director of Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed. The New York Times reported that US officials suspect Alice Huang has been working for China's spy agency to collect intelligence. China has denied allegations of Huang being a Chinese spy, calling the allegations "entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China."Also on the programme: a special report from France, on how Marseille's drug gang the DZ Mafia is increasingly relying on children; and how a cruise ship pianist fell overboard and survived in the sea for nine hours.(Photo: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gestures on the day of the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Reuters/Lisi Niesner)
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The man tasked with forming Israel's next administration, Gadi Eisenkot, has said he plans to establish a national emergency government which could include the party of prime minister, Benjamin NetanyahuAlso in the programme: The Sudanese army says it has captured Ahmad Haroun, who's accused of playing a leading role in war crimes committed in Darfur; and we hear from Lina Attalah, the prominent editor-in-chief of the Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr, who has been released from detention (Photo: Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, speaks following the exit poll on the evening of Israel's national election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 28, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Amir Cohen.)
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Police are continuing to investigate after six people were killed in a shooting in Krakow's market square, with three other bodies found at the suspect's home.The Krakow branch of Poland's National Prosecutor's Office says the shooting in the city centre constitutes "a terrorist offence". We hear from someone who saw it.Also in the programme: How Delhi's joyous Diwali, the Hindu festival with firecrackers, could be making air pollution much worse; how water returned to the northern Aral Sea; and can a young Australian farmer help make world leaders listen to concerns about climate change?(Photo shows police officers stand guard near the main market square following a mass shooting in Krakow, Poland on 8 November 2026. Credit: Jakub Porzycki/Reuters)
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The United Nations childrens agency says almost everyone in Gaza needs help after heavy rains flooded tens of thousands of tents where displaced people are living. About 90 percent of Gaza's population - half of whom are children - have been made homeless since Israel launched its military response to the Hamas attacks three years ago. Also in the programme: Poland's interior minister says the gunman who shot dead six people in Krakow appears to have been fascinated by far right ideology; and the Hungarian grandmother who was tricked and spied on during communism.(Photo: 90 percent of Gaza residents have been displaced by the Israeli war against Hamas. Credit: Getty Images)
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Paraguay's president Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest after a bank collapse triggered a crisis that left more than half of the country's population without access to their accounts.Ueno Bank, which collapsed earlier this week, has links to Peña's private business interests. We'll delve into what's going on.Also in the programme: Newt Gingrich - who engineered a mid-term victory for the Republicans back in 1994 - speaks to us about the Democrats win this time round; A fascinating report on the decision in Hungary to release the names of communist agents; and why New Zealanders - like so many in Europe - are losing faith in the mainstram parties.(Photo shows Paraguay's former president Santiago Pena speak in Asuncion, Paraguay on 2 November 2026. Credit: Juan Pablo Pino/EPA)
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Shares in artificial intelligence and technology firms have recovered slightly from an enormous sell-off that wiped trillions of dollars off stock values. Also on the programme, The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya has been sentenced to two hundred years in prison after being found guilty of murdering over one hundred and ninety people; and the cheating cricketer who clicked his way to tricking the umpire.(Photo: Tokyo stocks plunge below 60,000 amid concerns over US AI regulations, Japan - 06 Nov 2026. EPA/Shutterstock. Rodrigo Reyes Marin.)