Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as US officials split on spy claims

Trump says he told Vice President Vance not to negotiate and floated leaving the conflict in limbo, while saying he would 'absolutely' count it a defeat if Iran's leadership is still in power when his term ends. He warned of severe consequences if Iran kills a US official. Iran's parliament speaker Ghalibaf says Tehran has sent its demands and is awaiting a US reply. The IRGC says it hit a US early-warning radar in Bahrain after an attack on a telecom tower in Sirik.

After more than four hours with Putin in the Kremlin, Witkoff and Kushner briefed Zelensky near Dublin. Kushner says Russia and Ukraine agreed to bring Europeans into the next round and that Washington is working toward the war's largest prisoner exchange. Zelensky welcomes Europe's role, since Ukraine hopes to join the EU. Kushner acknowledges serious disagreements remain, and Putin is sticking to his hardline stance.

Footage appears to show flames at the Lukoil refinery in Volgograd, which processes 15 million tonnes of crude a year, and at a production facility in Rostov-on-Don after Ukrainian drone attacks. Overnight, Russian strikes hit Kyiv, where drone debris set a medical building on fire in the Shevchenkivskyi district, and Vinnytsia, where two women were wounded and a kindergarten was damaged. Finland also detected a strike on a Russian warship in the Baltic.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen said 'the American people called for change' and will run for majority leader. Schumer says he has the votes to stay. Sanders, Slotkin and four newly elected senators have already said they won't back him. Meanwhile, congressional Democrats plan quick votes next year to roll back Trump's tariffs, revive expired Obamacare subsidies and reverse Republican healthcare and food assistance cuts.

Outlook, Teams and Copilot were disrupted worldwide, leaving tens of thousands of users unable to reach email and chat. Microsoft blames elevated infrastructure loads and says recovery remains limited. Australia's spy agency and federal police were among those affected, and the Australian government triggered an agreement to ensure priority restoration of their services.

In a letter this week, Eisenkot told Netanyahu not to make any major national security decisions during the political transition, amid a dispute over whether Israel should strike Iran again. Eisenkot, who holds the mandate to form a government, is also moving to undo Netanyahu's judicial overhaul through Knesset committees, where many court injunctions against it have expired since the election.