The Zevin Newsroom · Daily edition · 3 Nov 2026

America votes in Trump's midterm test as Iran strikes cloud peace

US Election Day: America votes as US strikes on Iran cloud peace talks.

Tuesday 3 November 2026, 14:00 IST · By Chanan Zevin, Chief Editor · Video 5:21

The Zevin Newsroom by Chanan Zevin, daily edition for Tuesday 3 November 2026, US Election Day. America votes today in Trump's first midterm test. Overnight, US strikes hit Iran's Qeshm Island, and Tehran says peace is far off. Why it matters: war-driven fuel prices are on the ballot. The news is summarised in our own words from reporting by Reuters and The Washington Post, credited on screen for each story.

Today's news

1. US Midterms: America votes: Trump's first midterm verdict. All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats on the ballot. Source: Reuters
2. World Conflict · Iran: US strikes Qeshm Island; Iran says peace is still far off. Qatari mediators in Tehran; Guards say they downed a US drone. Source: Reuters, The Washington Post
3. US Politics · The Vote: Judge blocks federal push on noncitizen voter lists. Supreme Court also refuses to set aside 20,000 California ballots. Source: Reuters, The Washington Post
4. Tech · AI Chips: Nvidia tells cloud partners to sell less computing to China. At least 51% of capacity must go to non-Chinese customers. Source: Reuters
5. World · Spain: Spain's rail minister faces lawmakers after crash that killed 69. Europe's deadliest train crash since 2013. Source: Reuters

Economic Analysis

1. Stocks: AI jitters and Apple's warning knock stocks. KOSPI -3.6% • Taiwan -3.6% • STOXX 600 -0.6%. Source: Reuters
2. Oil: Oil climbs back above $106. Brent $106.61 • WTI $98.06. Source: Reuters
3. Forex: Dollar drifts; Aussie dips after RBA hike. Dollar index 101.72 • RBA 4.85% • AUD $0.6963. Source: Reuters
4. Bonds: Big Tech's AI borrowing heads for Europe. Fidelity sees €40-60bn of issuance. Source: Reuters

Chapters

• 0:00 Opening
• 0:18 America votes: Trump's first midterm verdict
• 1:28 US strikes Qeshm Island; Iran says peace is still far off
• 2:22 Judge blocks federal push on noncitizen voter lists
• 2:57 Nvidia tells cloud partners to sell less computing to China
• 3:24 Spain's rail minister faces lawmakers after crash that killed 69
• 3:54 Economic analysis: AI jitters and Apple's warning knock stocks
• 4:17 Economic analysis: Oil climbs back above $106
• 4:33 Economic analysis: Dollar drifts; Aussie dips after RBA hike
• 4:53 Economic analysis: Big Tech's AI borrowing heads for Europe

Narration: stock text-to-speech voice (not a real person, not a cloned voice). Photos and footage: real, credited public-domain/CC sources. Music: original.

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