Plus: Nvidia is reportedly preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang. What to know about this year's UN climate talks Thousands of delegates, lobbyists, and journalists have gathered in Antalya, Turkey, for COP31, the annual UN climate talks. But this year's negotiations are taking place against a particularly tense geopolitical backdrop, as the world falls further behind the Paris Agreement's goals. Energy prices are soaring, and there are big questions about how countries will tackle the climate crisis. Expect a lot of back and forth on fossil fuels and climate finance, and whether negotiators can agree on meaningful action. Here's what you need to know about COP31 .

China says US'fabricating' Nvidia spy claims to justify tech'blockade' Share China says US'fabricating' Nvidia spy claims to justify tech'blockade' on social media China has urged the United States to stop "fabricating so-called spy narratives and using them as a pretext for imposing a technological blockade", amid national security concerns that emerged over an affair involving Nvidia's CEO. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the comments at a press briefing on Thursday when asked about allegations that the woman with whom Nvidia's Jensen Huang had a relationship was a Chinese spy. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to ease tariffs and lift restrictions on tech to de-escalate tensions following tit-for-tat tariffs in a trade deal in Busan, South Korea. The remarks come ahead of a meeting next week between Trump and Xi at the APEC gathering in Shenzhen, southern China. Huang, who co-founded Nvidia and turned it into the world's leading supplier of the chips that power artificial intelligence (AI), has admitted to having an extramarital affair.

It's that time of year again: Thousands of delegates, lobbyists, and journalists are gathered for the annual UN climate talks, taking place this time in Antalya, Turkey. COP31 officially kicked off on November 8, marking the beginning of negotiations on one of the biggest stages of the climate world. Turkey and Australia are cohosting this year's talks, which are scheduled to wrap up on November 20. This annual gathering can often serve as an indicator of where the world stands on addressing and adapting to the climate crisis. And this year's talks are sure to be a doozy--expect a lot of back and forth on fossil fuels and climate finance in particular. Here's what you should know about COP31. In recent years, the tension always feels high when COP rolls around.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's intimate relationship with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy has highlighted divisions in Washington over the export of advanced chips to China. Huang, the head of one of the most critical firms in the global artificial intelligence race, has long been among Silicon Valley's most powerful voices arguing against restrictions on high-end chip sales. Whereas hawkish voices argued that Beijing should not have access to cutting-edge US technology on national security grounds, Huang and like-minded executives argued that China already had the computing power to make strides in AI and that wider uptake of US technology would help maintain its dominance in the field. Jensen Huang's lobbying now faces intense scrutiny following claims that former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang -- with whom he had an affair -- was an intelligence agent recruited by China's Ministry of State Security. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied the allegations, calling them "entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China".

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped off the value of Nvidia after the US chipmaker announced an independent investigation would be carried out into its chief executive's affair with an alleged Chinese spy. The tech firm saw its shares fall by about 6% on Monday after Jensen Huang admitted having an extramarital affair. Nvidia's probe came after reports that the US believed the Nvidia boss had been targeted in an espionage campaign by China. However, China has rejected the claims, with its foreign ministry saying allegations about Chinese spies were entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China. Nvidia said it had no reason to believe the company's secrets or national security were compromised, but a statement by the firm's board of directors said it would begin an investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and chief executive Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.

Share Why we disrupted Annalena Baerbock's award speech on social media When, in late August, the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation announced that former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was its 2026 medallist, we were stunned. The cognitive dissonance was striking, even if we had become used to this after years of unabashed hypocrisy within the world's most powerful institutions. According to the foundation's homepage, the medal is given to a person who "contributes to a more just, peaceful and environmentally sustainable world through valuable achievements in politics or research". As this year's medallist, Baerbock was invited to visit Uppsala University and deliver a lecture. Here was an event claiming to celebrate " compassion, humanism and commitment to international solidarity " while honouring the foreign minister of a government that approved 94 million euros ($102m) in arms exports to Israel in the span of three months in 2024.

Carney said the E.U. and Canada are working toward “the deepest possible partnership, short of accession." The move comes as the Canadian Prime Minister pursues international alliances to reduce Canada's reliance on the U.S.

The U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court, and the Trump Administration's campaign to dismantle the institution "brick-by-brick" have been strongly criticized by European leaders. But some lawmakers are calling for more "concrete action" to be taken.

International politics today feels like a collective sleepwalk into the abyss. Three trends are particularly alarming. Artificial intelligence is globalising and turbocharging old and new threats. Meanwhile, no state is strong enough to impose order. And, as in earlier periods of global crisis, geopolitical blocs are hardening, with international cooperation increasingly portrayed as weakness. Alas, there is ample reason to fear a repetition of the worst of history.

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