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Chip giants stock price falls more than 8 percent amid speculation over co-founder’s position.

Chip giant Nvidia’s stock price has tumbled amid reports that its board of directors is meeting to consider the future of CEO Jensen Huang.

Nvidia shares fell more than 8 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday as questions swirled over Huang’s position at the top of the $4.2 trillion company.

The plunge comes after The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times reported that Nvidia’s board of directors would discuss Huang’s position amid controversy over his personal life.

Nvidia did not immediately respond to Al Jazeera’s requests for comment.

The reported meeting comes amid reports that Huang engaged in an extramarital relationship with an Nvidia employee, in addition to an affair with a woman accused of working the Chinese intelligence services.

This is a developing story.

The unusual exodus of KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling jets from RAF Mildenhall in the U.K. continued on Tuesday. The movements, which began on Monday, are taking place as security levels at the installation have been raised, due to threats from Iran, acccording to The Wall Street Journal. TWZ was the first to report that Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath were operating under enhanced security measures.

The departure of the KC-135s and increased security protocols are taking place a month after U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers hastily left RAF Fairford in the U.K. following a security incident connected to Iran.

Tuesday afternoon local time, a KC-135 Stratotanker, tail number 58-0095, took off from Mildenhall toward Germany, according to Flightradar24. A few hours later another KC-135, tail number 59-1464, also took off, according to the ADS-B exchange.

The flights were first noticed by the @DefenceGeek open-source flight tracker account on X. The departures on Tuesday followed those of 10 other KC-135s and three CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Mildenhall on Monday, DefenceGeek noted on X. The tankers flew to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, Moron Air Base in Spain, Ramstein Air Base in Germany and Glasgow Prestwick International Airport in Scotland. The three CV-22s flew to RAF Lakenheath.

Why are the KC-135s leaving RAF Mildenhall?

When we asked about the repositioning of aircraft away from Mildenhall and the reported threats from Iran, the White House on Tuesday morning referred us to U.S. European Command (EUCOM). In a statement nearly identical to one we received Monday, the command declined to offer specifics about the aircraft movements or the increased security measures at Mildenhall and Lakenheath.

U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE) also declined to provide any details.

“For operational security reasons, we are unable to discuss specific force protection measures,” USAFE told us on Tuesday morning. “We constantly assess a variety of factors that determine what measures are implemented or modified. In close partnership with our host nation Ally, RAF Mildenhall remains vigilant. Together, we are taking coordinated and appropriate actions to ensure the safety and security of our U.S. service members, U.S. and host nation civilians, contractors, and all of our families. Protecting our shared community is a joint responsibility, and we encourage everyone to support this effort by reporting any unusual or suspicious activity to local authorities.”

As far as whether Iran threatened Mildenhall, USAFE said it would be “inappropriate to comment on matters of intelligence. We have nothing further to provide.”

As we noted at the top of this story, The Wall Street Journal on Monday night reported that the aircraft departures from RAF Mildenhall began after an unspecified threat from Iran.

“The precise nature of the threat to RAF Mildenhall—whether imminent or more general—remains under discussion among U.S. officials,” the newspaper wrote, citing its sources.

Security at both Mildenhall and Lakenheath was raised to Force Protection Condition Charlie (FPCON Charlie), the second-highest alert for U.S. military installations. FPCON Charlie applies when an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating some form of terrorist action targeting personnel or facilities is likely.

TWZ cannot independently confirm The Wall Street Journal’s reporting. However, on Monday, a U.S. official told us that “enhanced force protection measures” were underway at Mildenhall and Lakenheath. The official did not say why.

Both installations are home to U.S. Air Force aircraft and are major hubs for transits to other regions, as we have noted in the past.

How serious is the reported threat to RAF Mildenhall and Lakenheath?

A ​spokesman for U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Reuters that the protection of Britain’s military bases was a top priority, and that the government worked closely with the police and allies to protect them.

“Security measures were kept under constant review and the government was investing more than £2 billion in air defense and counter-drone capabilities,” the spokesman said. Asked if he was ​confident that Britain’s bases were safe, he said: “Yes.”

A former commander of the 100th Air Refueling Wing, the host unit at Mildenhall, told us that it certainly appears that the hasty departure of all these aircraft “is based on a credible threat.”

“Now, how severe of a threat, we would never know in this medium,” retired Air Force Col. Troy Pananon told us. “The threat might not need to be significant to make a decision to move assets from varying locations.”

Pananon, who also served at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, called the departures from Mildenhall “atypical” and likened them to when “we routinely evacuated aircraft from MacDill for potential hurricane impact and projected paths.”

The Iranian threats to the two U.S. air bases in England were reported as efforts are underway to stave off a new round of attacks from the U.S., and likely Israel, against Iran.

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that for the moment, new combat operations are not imminent.

“I informed our partners – as we’ve been discussing with you and others – that at this point the economic campaign and the pressure and the devastation that our economic campaign is having on the Iranian regime is working so well that the President really doesn’t have any need to conduct major combat operations,” Rubio explained.  “Now, obviously, if Iran crosses certain red lines, if their regime does certain things that should not happen – I’m not going to speculate what those are, but you know what they are – obviously the U.S. military, the most capable military in the world, stands ready to address it.”

What else has Iran been accused of in Europe?

The reported Iranian threats against the two U.K. air bases are not the only recent nefarious actions in Europe attributed to the Islamic Republic. Commercial refrigerators at grocery stores across France were hit by an Iranian cyber attack, French authorities claim.

“On 11 and 12 October, nearly 700 retail sites were targeted by a cyber campaign that was unprecedented in its scale and level of aggressiveness,” French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot stated on X Tuesday morning. “Today, thanks to the work of government services, we know who is responsible: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran. The Ambassador of Iran has been summoned. We plan to sanction the perpetrators and take all the measures we deem necessary and proportionate to respond to these attacks and deter those who might consider carrying out further attacks.”

As we mentioned earlier in this piece, security concerns about bases in England hosting U.S. Air Force aircraft and personnel were raised following an incident at RAF Fairford in September.

Like Mildenhall and Lakenheath, RAF Fairford is a major hub for U.S. military aircraft in the United Kingdom. It is a regular host of strategic assets, including bombers and U-2 spy planes. It also acts as a pit stop for other aircraft, including fighters, that are being ferried to and from the United States. Bomber strikes launched from Fairford were a central aspect of major U.S. combat operations against Iran earlier this year.

In late September, five men were arrested on suspicion of driving bomb-laden vans toward it. They were soon released on bail after no explosives were found, but two men were later arrested, one of whom was “charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service, which police earlier said they believed to be Iran,” according to the BBC.

According to a new U.S. federal indictment handed up on Tuesday, the plot against Fairford was partly coordinated from an American jail.

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, “allegedly conspired to commit terrorist attacks in Europe and the United States on behalf of an Iran-aligned terrorist network, which included the IRGC and Kata’ib Hizballah,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. 

“Most recently, in approximately September 2026, al-Hassani allegedly orchestrated a terrorist plot at a British Royal Air Force Base (RAF Fairford) in Fairford, United Kingdom (the “RAF Fairford Terrorist Plot”), which at the time of the attempted attack, housed U.S. military aircraft and personnel,” according to DOJ.

“Al-Hassani and Mohajeri, both of whom were in Iran at the time of the RAF Fairford Terrorist Plot, allegedly relied on a network of contacts in the United Kingdom,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office added. “Al-Saadi, who was imprisoned and awaiting trial on pending terrorism charges in the Southern District of New York, attempted to coordinate with al-Hassani and Mohajeri from jail by passing coded messages through third parties.”

A week after the security incident, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers that had been deployed to RAF Fairford in the U.K. since Operation Epic Fury returned to their home stations, a U.S. defense official confirmed to TWZ at the time. The hasty movement was reportedly sparked by new Iranian threats against the base. As we previously reported, Tehran directly threatened RAF Fairford in July over its use as a base to launch attacks against Iran.

We may never know what prompted the reported threats to Mildenhall and Lakenheath or exactly why so many aircraft were dispersed from Mildenhall in such a short period of time. We will provide the answers to those questions if and when we find them.

Contact the author: howard@twz.com

Leslie Preer’s murder went unsolved for 21 years. Her husband was the longtime suspect, but the case went cold. Then, new DNA technology pointed detectives to someone else entirely – a suspect thousands of miles away. Identifying him was one thing. Catching him meant setting a trap.

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Novo Nordisk (NVO) said Sunday that its weight-loss drug Wegovy was associated with improvements in several measures of liver health among patients with a serious liver disease who had a body mass index below 27.

The findings came from an

AbbVie (ABBV) said Sunday that patients taking GLP-1 weight-loss medications reported improved satisfaction with their facial appearance following cosmetic treatments in two clinical studies conducted by its Allergan Aesthetics division.

The findings, presented at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery’s annual

Caracas, November 2, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan armed forces reportedly attacked a camp belonging to Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) in the Pedro Camejo municipality, Apure State, on Friday.

The military operation relied on US intelligence support, according to Stratfor-owned geopolitical and intelligence platform RANE Worldview.

Local NGO Fundaredes stated the operation involved drones and combat helicopters and left 19 people killed, 10 of whom were identified by the forensic police in the state capital, San Fernando.

Fundaredes’ Apure director Javier García alleged that the ELN uses the area as a drug storage and logistics point. Right-wing news portal Infobae claimed that the attack also targeted camouflaged drug-transporting aircraft belonging to the ELN.

On Sunday, Fundaredes reported “armed clashes” which included drones in the Cedeño municipality of Bolívar State, close to the operations of state-owned bauxite mining and processing company BAUXILUM. According to Fundaredes, local miners were forced to leave the area and operations were temporarily suspended. However, the NGO did not identify who conducted the attacks.

The Venezuelan government and armed forces have not issued statements on the reported altercations in Apure and Bolívar. The Communications Ministry did not reply to a request for comment.

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said at a press conference on Monday that the country’s army and security forces had been deployed along the 2,200-kilometer border with Colombia to “prevent” any fallout from increased “conflict” in Colombia.

“We do not want any conflicts that are not ours,” Cabello said. He did not address the reports of an operation against the ELN.

The interior minister additionally rejected any foreign interference in Venezuelan affairs. However, open-access flight radar confirmed the presence of US military assets in Venezuelan territory in recent days, including reconnaissance planes spotted flying over border areas.

Since the January 3 US attack and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro, senior US military brass have visited the Caribbean country, including Southern Command Commander General Francis Donovan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine.

In June, US forces conducted an airstrike in Bolívar State that they claimed to have extrajudicially executed Héctor “Niño” Guerrero, an alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang. Washington thanked Caracas for “cooperation,” while the Venezuelan government issued a statement informing of a “joint operation.”

The Trump administration has not commented on the reported strikes against the Colombian armed group. During a September visit to Colombia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio referred to the presence of the ELN and dissident factions of the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as an issue that “needs to be addressed” by Venezuelan authorities.

Since taking office in August, far-right Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has launched a “total offensive” against the ELN, with multiple airstrikes, security raids, and the militarization of Cúcuta, a major town on the border with Venezuela. It has also joined the Washington-led and funded “Shield of the Americas,” a regional alliance with an express goal of cracking down on transnational crime and migration. 

For its part, the rebel group has vowed to resist and condemned US intervention in the region.

The ELN is the longest active guerrilla group in Colombia, having sustained a decades-long insurgency against the Colombian state. The organization maintained an arms-length relationship with the Bolivarian government under Chávez and Maduro, operating across the vast southwestern border uncontrolled by both nations and at times cooperating with Venezuelan authorities against Colombian paramilitaries and dissident FARC elements. 

The Nicolás Maduro government supported former Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s efforts to negotiate a peace agreement with the ELN, with multiple negotiating rounds held in Caracas. However, hostilities from both sides persisted and the talks broke down.

Venezuelan authorities have repeatedly denied the sustained presence of Colombian armed groups on their side of the border. In 2021, the Venezuelan army launched an operation against dissident FARC elements in Apure State, with weeks of clashes causing dozens of casualties and thousands of displaced civilians. The ELN was widely rumored to have assisted in the operation.

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Esteban Ocon has denied reports that his being dropped by Haas at the Mexico City Grand Prix was a consequence of a row with team principal Ayao Komatsu descending into a physical confrontation.

The Frenchman, 30, admitted in a statement on social media that “a difference in viewpoints led to a discussion with the parties involved”.

But he said he “categorically rejected any reports or allegations suggesting that any form of physical violence was used to resolve any differences of any nature”.

His statement followed a report in France’s L’Equipe, external which said that a meeting between Komatsu and Ocon “ended abruptly, perhaps even physically”.

The decision to stand Ocon down from the rest of the Mexico weekend came after he had had a dispute with race engineer Laura Mueller about tyre choice during second practice on Friday.

Mueller had informed him that plans to run the soft-compound tyre had been changed and he would now use the medium.

He replied: “No, no. I want to do soft… don’t do that to me, come on.”

The team have not issued any further information what happened after the session.

So far, Haas have only said that Ocon has been dropped for this weekend’s race.

The team announced last month that he would be leaving Haas at the end of the season. He is being replaced by the Brazilian Rafael Camara, leader of the Formula 2 championship and a member of the Ferrari driver development programme.

Neither Haas not sources within Ocon’s management have commented on whether Ocon will drive for Haas again at any of this year’s remaining races.

Ocon’s statement on Saturday continued: “I strongly condemn violence in all its forms and firmly believe that disagreements should always be handled with professionalism, respect, and mutual understanding.

“I kindly ask that speculation be avoided while the matter is being addressed. Further updates will be communicated in due course.”

The theft of $6.3B of assets from Binance, constituting the world’s largest crypto hack, was conducted by a North Korean cybercrime group, according to two crypto analysis firms’ assessment on Friday.

Binance also provided a further update on the amount

Instead of running for office themselves, student-led assemblies at the country’s university faculties have chosen 250 candidates to stand in the parliamentary election, with Ilija Srdanović, professor at Novi Sad University, heading the list.

The Student List of candidates for parliament also includes doctors, actors, academics and sports personalities

“These are people that don’t know each other, you have no idea what their political beliefs are, and we now expect them to create a functioning government. So it’s anybody’s guess what happens after they win,” Korać says.

“On the other hand, if Vučić declares victory this evening, probably late in the evening, I don’t think the students will accept that.”

Korać suggests that many former Vučić loyalists in high office could change sides at the last moment, if the students win. A close result, however, with both sides claiming victory, could result in weeks or months of political instability.

The electorate is 6.45 million in a population of 6.53 million, raising concerns about the reliability of the electoral register. Serbs from Kosovo, and dual Serbian citizens from neighbouring Bosnia also have the right to vote.

Additional reporting by André Rhoden-Paul

Former Chelsea and Napoli coach Antonio Conte said he was not in advanced negotiations to replace Manchester United manager Michael Carrick, and called reports that he had demanded full control at the club “unfounded”.

Conte, who won the Premier League with Chelsea and also managed Tottenham Hotspur in England, was responding to speculation that he had requested full control while also making financial demands of the struggling Old Trafford club.

United sit 13th in the Premier League and 20th in the Champions League standings following Wednesday’s humiliating 4-1 thrashing by Italian side Como, increasing scrutiny on Carrick.

“My name has been linked with numerous clubs, but there are currently no negotiations at an advanced stage,” Conte said in a statement.

“Following a wonderful and successful spell in charge of Napoli, I will take the time I need to consider how and when to return to management,” he added, referring to his time in Naples where he won Serie A in the 2024-25 season.

“It will be a carefully considered decision, one I will make when I believe the conditions are right.

“I have read reports of financial demands and requests for full control that I have supposedly already made to the clubs mentioned, as well as reservations about what has been described as my ‘strong personality’.

“These reports are unfounded, as there is currently no concrete basis for such assessments.”

Conte only interest in concrete opportunity with Man United

Conte, who last coached Napoli in the 2025-26 season, said that if a concrete opportunity arose, he would enter talks with the club involved and “jointly consider the terms of a potential agreement”, taking into account the needs of both parties.

“Until then, any assumptions about my demands and my professional future remain speculation and cannot be treated as fact,” the 57-year-old Italian added.

In an interview with The Athletic earlier this month, Conte said he would like to manage a club that has “lost sight of their history” so he can help “make it shine once more”.

Defeat against Como extended United’s winless run to seven games in all competitions, and skipper Bruno Fernandes said his team had adopted a “mood of defeat” while also questioning the tactics, with Carrick apologising for the performance.

Hurzeler ‘focused’ on Brighton job despite Man Utd links

Brighton and Hove Albion manager Fabian Hurzeler, another name linked with the United job, also distanced himself from the speculation on Friday.

The 33-year-old, England’s youngest top-flight manager, said he was focused solely on Brighton, who sit third in the Premier League after a string of impressive performances.

“I have no time to think about these rumours because we play every three days and, beside that, I have a lot of respect for Michael Carrick and what he has done with Manchester United the last season,” Hurzeler told a news conference.

“He’s a great human being, a great personality. There’s nothing more to say about that.”

Brighton’s free-scoring start to the Premier League season has seen Hurzeler touted as a possible successor should United make a mid-season managerial change for the third consecutive campaign.

The Seagulls sit third in the table, behind only Manchester City and champions Arsenal, before Sunday’s trip to Liverpool.

“I am really focused on my job here. I have no time to think about these rumours because we play every three days,” said the 33-year-old German.

Brighton’s scoring streak came to an end in a 0-0 draw at Czech side Jablonec in the Europa League on Thursday.

Despite an excellent start to the campaign, which also includes coming from 2-0 down to beat United 3-2 at Old Trafford in the League Cup last month, Hurzeler believes his side can still improve.

“There is still improvements we can do, still a lot of potential to get out of the players, and therefore I really want to work on that together with my players, together with my staff,” he said.

“I have great experts around me. I have a great group of players who support me, who give everything for this club, and we built this over the last years.

“We had tough periods, we have good periods, but I think to build these kind of relationships, you need time, you need connections, and you don’t take these things for granted.”