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A number of clothing factories in Bangladesh have closed indefinitely as a protest continues by workers demanding better wages. Also on the programme, a US congressman speaks to Newshour from COP31; and the sound of the West African instrument, the Kora, with one of its leading exponents. (Photo: A demonstrator hurls back a tear gas shell fired by police following a clash between the police and ga...

President Zelensky said this after meeting US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Dublin. Also on the programme: a second day of flight chaos in America - the government blames a copper wire upgrade. And the Philippines wins the first ever Eurovision Asia. (Picture: US envoy Jared Kushner and President Zelensky of Ukraine.)

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...

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 hou...

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 hospit...

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...

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 pr...

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...

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 wri...

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...

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

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 Netanyahu Also 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...

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 fi...

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 gun...

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-...

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...

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. (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...

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 i...

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...

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 Democrat...

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

It is one of the deadliest strikes launched by Russia in recent weeks: a humanitarian centre in the Zaporizhzhia region was hit late on Monday. 31 people are now confirmed dead, with more than 40 still missing. Also in the programme: Voting is in full swing across much of the United States in the midterm elections, which will decide whether Democrats can break Republicans' grip on Congress; and do...