U.S. Senate Calls Jensen Huang to Testify Following Nvidia Resignation Scandal
Jensen Huang resigned as CEO of Nvidia on Thursday following reports of multiple extramarital affairs, ending his 33-year tenure at the helm of the company he…
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Microsoft Scrambles to Restore Services After Global Outage
Microsoft is working to restore its services after a global technical outage disrupted Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 products for a second consecutive day.…
Czechia Braces for Mass Protest Over Public Media Funding Reform
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather in Prague’s Letná Park on Sunday to protest the Czech government’s proposed reform of public media funding.…
AIIB Signs Record $1.6 Billion Climate Deal with COP31 Host Türkiye
On Thursday, 12 November, the fourth day of the COP31 climate conference in Türkiye, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced a record $1.6 billion financing…
Indonesian Vice-President Resigns Over Diploma Scandal
Indonesia's Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigned on 12 November, two years into his term, after court rulings raised questions about the validity of his educational credentials…
Amnesty: UNMISS and South Sudan Ignored Warnings Before Deadly Massacre
On 12 November, Amnesty International reported that South Sudanese authorities and the UN peacekeeping mission (UNMISS) had received warnings of an attack on the town of…
Russia and Ukraine agree to prisoner-of-war exchange
On 11 November, Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed ‘in principle’ to one of the biggest prisoner-of-war exchanges…
Blacklisted Chinese university accessed advanced Nvidia chips
Reuters reported that China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University had purchased Nvidia’s H200 AI chips last month despite being on a US export blacklist. The university was added…
Spain holds first general strike in fourteen years over housing crisis
On Wednesday 11 November, a general strike was held across Spain in protest against the country’s housing affordability crisis. Pickets gathered in the streets, with workers…
Ukraine: Washington revives peace efforts as Russia and Ukraine resume negotiations
After nine months without direct negotiations, Russia and Ukraine have resumed peace talks in Abu Dhabi, marking a new attempt by Washington to end Europe's deadliest…