NATO diplomats fear a Republican midterm defeat could prompt Trump to withdraw more U.S. troops from Europe, reduce alliance funding or curb Ukraine arms purchases.

Vučić told pro-government TV Pink he is not afraid of arrest because he never signs anything on money, days after his list lost Serbia’s election. No charge or investigation against him has been announced.

Fars News says Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei and Vladimir Putin discussed West Asia by phone. Rezaei thanked Moscow for praising Khamenei and backing Iranians, the agency says.

Britain could compensate universities for lower EU student fees if Brussels grants UK manufacturers equal treatment under its Made in Europe program.

President Masoud Pezeshkian told governors and mayors that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has given the government certain authorities, as Qatar-mediated indirect exchanges with the U.S. continue and Tehran says the ball is in Washington’s court.

Four volunteers spent more than a year in a 3D-printed Houston habitat, growing crops and managing delayed communications to help NASA assess the demands of future human missions to Mars.

China’s commercial shipyards are accelerating warship production, with its navy exceeding 400 vessels in one of the largest naval expansions in modern history, according to U.S. figures.

French authorities found production defects in ultra-thin condoms made by Malaysia’s Richter Rubber Technology, prompting a recall covering 15 products and a one-year suspension of French sales and imports.

Sergei Shoigu says Russia is “not going to attack anyone.” He likens Europe’s bid to join Ukraine talks to going to “a wedding we were not invited to.”

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez says the Iran war and Hormuz tensions have cost Europeans an extra €100 billion in fuel prices this year. The figure matches the Commission’s estimate.

Bill Clinton says Trump pitched him on tariffs over golf 24 years ago. At a Mississippi rally, he says he warned that Americans pay them, but Trump “didn’t hear” it.

Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman says his seven-seat party will recommend Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government. He rules out sitting with Netanyahu, even in a rotation.

Russia’s withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture took effect Nov. 1. The Council of Europe’s CPT says independent monitoring of Russian detention sites has ended.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered his government’s resignation after talks on €10 billion in savings failed. King Philippe has not accepted it and will consult party leaders.

Clash Report’s interactive tracker follows the 2026 US midterms: Senate, House and governor races, a 50-state map, polls and sources, with data compiled as of Nov. 2, 2026.

Fridges and freezers at supermarkets in Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg and Ireland warmed overnight, about three weeks after France. No group has claimed responsibility.

Final Times/Siena polls show Democrats ahead or level in all seven Senate battlegrounds, though only the Michigan and Texas leads are clearly outside the margins of error. Voters who decided late favored Republicans.

Erdogan tells Yonhap South Korea is a “great potential collaborator” on Türkiye’s Sinop nuclear plant, but says costs, financing and talks with other countries will decide.

The Kremlin says Russian participation in the Organization of Turkic States would be ‘natural,’ though Moscow has received no official invitation. Kazakhstan’s Tokayev proposed OTS+ or observer status for Russia at the Ankara summit.

The U.S. is pushing to resume Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine as part of an energy ceasefire deal, according to the Wall Street Journal. European governments oppose it, and no agreement has been reported.