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BBC News has gained access to institutions in Ukraine where widespread abuse and mistreatment of disabled people has been uncovered.

Around 100,000 children and young people live in these institutions, which pre-date the war with Russia.

Human rights investigators say Ukraine should not join the European Union until it closes these institutions.

The Ukrainian government has promised a series of reforms over the past few years, acknowledging that its system of institutionalisation needs to change.

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The board of tech giant Nvidia is considering whether to oust its CEO Jensen Huang after he admitted to an affair with a woman, reportedly from another company – who is also allegedly a Chinese spy.

Allegations of a second affair have since been reported by the New York Times with an executive at his own company.

Since then, Nvidia’s share price has plunged by nearly 8%, wiping hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the AI chip giant.

Beijing has warned the US not to use the spying allegations as a pretext to once again restrict tech sales to China. Nvidia is investigating the affair Huang has admitted, as is the FBI.

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US tech giant Nvidia has begun an investigation following claims its CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.

Nvidia is one of the world’s largest companies making cutting-edge computer chips that power emerging AI technologies. The company said its board had no reason to believe that its secrets or national security had been compromised.

According to the New York Times, US intelligence officials believed that Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang, was a spy for China’s Ministry of State Security.

Jensen Huang has admitted to having been “unfaithful” to his wife and apologised for hurting her and their children. He said he took “full responsibility” for what he did and had fallen short of his responsibilities to Nvidia’s employees, board and shareholders. He said: “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”

His statement continued: “Regarding the national security concerns raised in news reports, Nvidia’s Board of Directors has initiated an independent investigation. I support the investigation and will cooperate fully. I love our country and our company. I am committed to protecting Nvidia and supporting America’s national security. I am proud and grateful to be an American.”

Nvidia’s board of directors said it would begin an investigation in “light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort”. It continued: “The Board prioritises US national and economic security, which is paramount to the interests of Nvidia and its shareholders.

Alice Huang is linked to Singapore-based data centre firm Megaspeed. Nvidia is a central player in AI infrastructure, providing chips to leading AI model developers including OpenAI and Meta. The microchip manufacturer is worth some $4.5 trillion, making it one of the world’s most valuable companies.

China has previously rejected allegations of an espionage operation targeting Nvidia’s chief, describing the claims as “groundless speculation”.

However US intelligence agencies had been monitoring Alice Huang and concluded that she was acting on behalf of the Chinese government, according to unnamed sources cited by The New York Times. It remains unclear what information Alice Huang – who is also known as Huang Le – allegedly passed to Beijing, how valuable it was, or when she is believed to have begun gathering intelligence.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Zoe Kleinman.

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Egypt is the only Arab country with legal provisions for gender identity disorder patients, but despite this they suffer from social stigma. Government officials said that it has become more acceptable to seek and receive treatment. Since 2011, 25 people have undergone sex change surgery. Ali Gamal reports.

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The deadly impact of oil giants’ toxic air pollution on children and the planet has been revealed in a BBC News Arabic investigation from the front line of climate change in Iraq.

Scientific tests carried out for the BBC indicated high levels of carcinogenic chemicals in communities living on oil fields in Iraq.

The Iraqi government and oil companies around the world have committed to end flaring by 2030.

However, Iraq currently has the second highest level of gas flaring in the world, which is the poisonous practice of burning excess gas during oil production.

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