Nvidia CEO Huang Resigns; Microsoft Outage Enters Second Day

Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia's chief executive and left its board on Thursday. Reports said he had two extramarital affairs. One was with Alice Huang, whom US officials suspect of working for Chinese intelligence. China denies the accusation. Huang's resignation came with a summons: a US Senate committee called on him and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify.

Chief financial officer Colette Kress is interim CEO. Huang co-founded Nvidia and ran it for 33 years. The company's stock closed down more than 4%, and the White House is reportedly discussing Lutnick's future.

A Microsoft outage entered its second day. Outlook, Teams, 365 and Copilot were hit, and monitoring sites showed users in 74 countries affected for over eight hours. Microsoft said a cyberattack did not cause it. It said servers became unavailable and strained other systems, and that its fixes were not working as expected.

In Dublin, US envoy Jared Kushner said Russia and Ukraine had agreed to bring European partners into the next round of talks. Zelensky welcomed the move. Moscow has not confirmed it.

War in Ukraine

Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow, then Zelensky in Dublin. Reports said Putin kept his territorial demands. He also warned that he would target foreign troops sent to Ukraine. Kushner said a large prisoner exchange is being prepared.

The fighting continued. A Ukrainian drone hit a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland. It is thought to be the first such strike in an open stretch of the Baltic. Finland detected the attack. Ukraine's security service said it ran a large drone operation against the Russian oil port of Ust-Luga.

Moscow's mayor said 467 Ukrainian drones were headed to the capital overnight, and most were shot down. Ukraine also hit a refinery in the Volgograd region, where a fire killed people. Russia struck a Kyiv hospital, and about 30 people had to evacuate.

Iran and the Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said a gas tanker hit a sea mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz. Reports differ on whether it carried liquefied natural gas or petroleum gas. India's ambassador to Oman visited an injured Indian seafarer.

Hormuz is the narrow sea route out of the Gulf, and shipping there has been disrupted since the war began. Ships still face attacks even as traffic recovers.

Gaza and Sudan

An Israeli airstrike hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Six people were killed at first, including a surgeon, and dozens were wounded. The toll later rose to seven. Israel confirmed the strike and said Hamas used the hospital as a base. Reports said the targeted commander was not found.

Fifty-three nations and groups urged Israel to allow aid into Gaza. UN officials say winter floods hit 26,000 households.

In Sudan, the new head of the World Food Programme called for an end to the war after his first visit. About 34 million people need aid, nearly two-thirds of the population. He said funding cuts are worsening hunger.

US politics

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he will run for Senate Democratic leader against Chuck Schumer. Schumer says he has the votes to stay. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterms.

In Mississippi, Scott Colom won a Senate seat, beating Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith by fewer than 5,000 votes. He will be the state's first Black senator since the 1800s. No Democrat has held the seat since 1982.

President Trump said he wants to resolve the Cuba issue before his term ends. He said he would certainly consider military action but gave no details. He also said he will double tariffs on Mexico unless it stops migrant caravans. He gave no date.

US authorities reported a record 483,200 deportations in 2026. Democrats say they will investigate the tactics used.

Crashes and collapse

A residential building collapsed in Brooklyn into a construction site. Eight people died, including two children, and at least 17 were hurt. The owner and a contractor had prior violations.

Elsewhere, fourteen people died in a crash involving 18 cars and five trucks in Fujairah, UAE. Ten died in a bus crash in Nepal. Bangladesh's measles deaths passed 1,299.

The economy

High US borrowing costs and the Nvidia shock pulled on markets. The 10-year US Treasury yield, a benchmark for loan rates, rose to 5.10%. Investors expect the Federal Reserve to raise rates again. The dollar is near a 19-month high, and US home sales are at a 16-year low.

Nvidia is on its longest weekly losing streak since 2012. Huang's exit and the spy probe hit AI stocks, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 2.87%. The S&P 500 slipped 0.35%.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was near $96 a barrel. That is down from a $118 peak in late October. Trump's remarks on Iran and the mine attacks keep prices jumpy. Europe enters winter with low gas stocks.

What went right

Pope Leo XIV returned to Peru, where he spent years. He denounced machismo and demanded that women be protected. He met six abuse survivors and said the Church must make amends. About 52,000 young people met him in Lima.

The UK economy grew 0.7% in the three months to September. That is the fastest pace in more than two years. Analysts said AI investment gave an extra engine of growth.

Europol said Operation TorNado led to 354 arrests in 14 countries. Police seized about 5.7 tonnes of drugs, 209 firearms and €211 million in assets.

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This report was written from One Turn's edition of November 13, 2026: 69 stories chosen from 864 headlines. Read every story of the day, each with its sources, or see the day on the globe.