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Flight disruptions continue in the United States after Friday's nationwide grounding. So what went wrong, and how serious a problem is it?Also in the programme: President Trump says nuclear disarmament will be on the table at talks with Presidents Xi and Putin next week - but is there any chance of progress? Twenty years after her husband was poisoned in London we speak to Marina Litvinenko about her new memoir; and gamers prepare for the latest version of Grand Theft Auto.(IMAGE: Travelers check flight schedules at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York, New York, USA, 13 November 2026 / CREDIT: EPA)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has blamed Howard Lutnick's Commerce Department for failing to properly oversee the export of high-spec AI chips, as the fallout from the Nvidia scandal widens to President Donald Trump's cabinet. Pressure is building on Mr Lutnick from across the political spectrum to explain his department's actions.Also in the programme: Another tech giant stumbles: a 24 hour outage leaves millions of Microsoft users high and dry; and how testing for subtle changes in speech could predict dementia decades in advance.(Photo: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says some parts of the administration want more controls on trade with the firm Megaspeed. Jensen Huang was ousted as Nvidia CEO after revelations he had an affair with a businesswoman who was also allegedly a Chinese spy. Megaspeed is the firm she worked for. Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Microsoft says it's made progress fixing its services after an outage caused major problems across the world. Why is it taking so long to fix and what lessons can be learnt? Also in the programme: does the Nvidia debacle teach us lessons about the importance of planning for a corporate succession?; remembering Dr Rizq abu Shaira, killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza's only remaining major hospital; and why the Pope's trip to Peru is so special.

Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang quits amid infidelity allegations and US national security fears; Also in the programme: the US pushes for Europe to join negotiations over Ukraine but is the bloc singing from the same hymn sheet?; and a conference in Japan tries to nail down what constitutes a decent cup of matcha.(Photo: Nvidia logo on a circuit board. Credit: Reuters)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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.

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)

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.)

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)

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)

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.)

Technology shares across the world have plummeted over concerns of a slowdown in AI development in the US. Newshour debates the rights and wrongs of data centres.Also in the programme: Paraguay's banking scandal; and the harmful effects of space weather.Correction: In this programme we referred to a demonstration in the Netherlands where 100 protesters broke into a Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam. We wrongly implied that the NGO Global Action Plan was coordinating this protest. However, the direct action at the data centre in the Netherlands was not coordinated or promoted by the Global Action Plan campaign.(Picture: People walk past an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei 225 index trading in Tokyo, Japan, 06 November 2026. Credit: EPA)

More than 600,000 protesters have taken part in rallies and marches across France, according to France's interior ministry, with five unions joining a day of action demanding more money for wages and public services.Also on the programme: flights are disrupted across Europe by bomb hoaxes. Who might be behind them? And the count continues in Mississippi to choose a new Senator. (Picture: Riots in Lyons. Credit: Reuters)

Tens of thousands of people in France demonstrate against the rising cost of living - with the police also out in big numbers. We hear from one of the unions organising today's protests and strikes. Also in the programme: another series of bomb threats against commercial flights in Europe; and what will the Democrats' sweeping victories in the midterm elections mean for America's war in Iran and its relations with Israel?(IMAGE: Protesters demonstrate against rising living costs and cuts to public services in Paris, France, 05 November 2026 / CREDIT: EPA)

Following the Democrats' win in the midterms, Republicans have begun asking questions of Donald Trump and his Cabinet.In a midterms special from Washington DC we hear from a newly elected Congresswomen in Texas, a Kansas rancher who changed his vote from Republican to Democrat, and experts across the United States.(Photo: President Donald J Trump speaks to press inside the ballroom construction site at the White House in Washington, DC following US midterms results. Credit: Annabelle Gordon, EPA/Shutterstock)

The Democrats have won the Senate and the House in US midterm elections, taking control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency. Mr Trump says he will use his veto. We're live in Washington DC hearing from both sides and looking at US foreign policy. (Photo: Attendees react to reports of Michigan Governor candidate Jocelyn Benson being projected as the winner during Michigan Democrats' election night watch party in Detroit, Michigan, USA, 04 November 2026. Credit: Sarah Yenesel, EPA/Shutterstock)