This Reuters World News episode covers the arrival of newly elected progressive Democrats in Congress and Russell Brand's prison sentence for sexual assault. It also details NVIDIA's investigation into CEO Jensen Huang's alleged foreign intelligence contact, the death of the Krakow shooter, and escalating tensions in the Black Sea as Russia strikes cargo ships ahead of Ukraine peace talks. Additionally, the report highlights the COP31 climate summit in Turkey and French accusations of Iranian cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators.