Newshour

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)

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)

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)