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.

Palantir reported $953 million in quarterly U.S. government revenue as its military software footprint expanded, but shares fell more than 7% in premarket trading as new deal activity slowed.

Iran’s president told governors and mayors that the enemy can’t do “a damn thing” if the people stay with the state, even if thousands like him are assassinated.

ASELSAN has signed a $1.1 billion air defense export contract with an undisclosed international customer. The deal tops half of its nine-month export intake, but the buyer, systems and delivery terms are not disclosed.

Western officials say a proposed European force could defend itself against Russian attacks after a Ukraine ceasefire. An 11-country exercise in Poland will test deployment plans without dependence on U.S. systems.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary said Washington must answer Tehran’s seven conditions “completely and explicitly.” He said Hormuz would reopen only then.