President Trump told CBS News he is ready to veto Democratic bills and use expansive executive powers if Democrats win Congress. He welcomed the nickname “Mr. Veto.”

Prague’s new army strategy says Czechia misses 70% of NATO capability targets and lags 5 to 10 years on the costliest ones. Spending stays at 2% of GDP through 2029.

A Forsa poll for RTL and ntv finds 50% of Germans consider former Chancellor Angela Merkel suited to be Federal President. Ilse Aigner is second at 36%. Merkel’s office has called a candidacy far-fetched.

The president told the Financial Times the US is “locked and loaded” but may not need to act, hours before the midterm polls closed and as Netanyahu pushes for strikes.

Kyiv plans to put up to €1 billion of its €90 billion EU loan package to expand joint weapons production, prioritizing air and missile defense, drones, counter-drone systems, and ammunition.

US midterm elections: Americans vote on control of Congress, with polls closing from 6 p.m. ET. Democrats need to flip three House seats and four Senate seats, NPR reports.

ProEnergy and FTAI are converting retired aircraft engines into generators as U.S. data centers face long waits for electricity, but faster deployment comes at the cost of lower efficiency.

Cloud providers must sell at least 51% of services to non-Chinese companies under a new Nvidia requirement, tightening Chinese AI firms’ access to advanced chips through overseas rentals.

The EU asks national authorities to prepare households for at least 72 hours without outside help in a crisis. The non-binding guidelines name essentials from water to cash but set no mandatory kit or quantities.

Speaking at the WinWin Summit in Brussels, the Commission president tied the bill to Europe’s reliance on imported oil and gas and urged a faster clean transition.

American sources told the New York Times the military is preparing for a possible Iran strike right after the midterms. The decision rests on Trump’s approval.

The US and Venezuela are negotiating a long-term American military presence, the New York Times reported. The paper says Trump is pushing Caracas for an agreement that would let US troops stay.

The IEA warns that a prolonged Hormuz closure and cold winter could leave European gas storage just 10% full, slowing withdrawals and making next summer’s refill more expensive.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan calls a formal EU application in 2027 or 2028 “realistic.” It is his clearest timeline yet, weeks after he said Armenia was not ready to join.

Israel has shared intelligence alleging Iran is considering chemical weapons use, the New York Times reported. US officials are divided, with some citing the 2002 Iraq WMD claims.

Pakistan’s military says Fa’az, its first indigenously developed air-to-air missile, has passed a flight test from a JF-17 fighter. Range, speed, seeker type and induction timeline are not disclosed.

Joe Biden’s son called the president “an Islamophobic racist pig” on BBC Newsnight, citing his metal detector remark about Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed.

Repeated strikes near Romania and Bulgaria are exposing gaps in NATO’s Black Sea defenses, threatening a Ukrainian export route and increasing pressure for protection against naval drones.

Binance’s initial findings trace the $6.3 billion theft to tampered software, a fictitious employer, and an internal AI tool that compromised developer systems.