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Tue, 3 Nov 2026

Tuesday 3 November: US votes, Hormuz tankers and oil slide

Americans vote in the midterms, tankers hit in Hormuz as oil plunges, Belgian PM offers resignation, shop freezers hacked in the Netherlands, and Antonelli becomes F1 champion.

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World news

Tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz as Iran talks stall

Tribune India | The Daily Star | Just Security | Anadolu Agency

Ukrainian and Russian alert apps hacked with false warnings

ABC News | CBS News | Al Jazeera | NOS

Nine killed in Florida jet crash

CNN | PBS | CTV News

World politics

Americans vote in the midterm elections

CBS News | NPR | Just Security | Al Jazeera

Belgian PM De Wever offers resignation over budget

VRT | ABC News | NOS

World economy

Oil plunges on hopes for US-Iran talks

Stocktitan | Trading Economics | Capp Notes

North Korea denies Binance hack

NOS | Star Advertiser | Just Security

Dutch news

Freezers at 17 Dutch businesses hacked

NOS | NL Times

Two arrested over robbery of 93-year-old in Amsterdam

NOS | NL Times

Drought cracks medieval Groningen churches

NOS | NL Times

Dutch politics

Coalition agrees on tax plan, box 3 delayed

NOS | NOS | NL Times

74 municipalities now under asylum supervision

NL Times | Hart van Nederland | Omroep Brabant

Pro wants ban on addictive algorithms

NOS | NL Times

Dutch economy

Grid connection stop for 16 Gelderland municipalities

NOS | Omroep Gelderland | RD

Stamp price rises to 1.52 euro

NOS | NL Times

Extra 2 euro fee on small parcels from outside the EU

NL Times | Radar | SCMP

AI news

OpenAI hires former Army secretary Dan Driscoll

CNBC | Investing.com | Gizmodo

Musk: Grok Bot costs unsustainably high

Anadolu Agency | The Next Web | TechSpot

Tech

Marvell to buy Lumentum for 115 billion dollars

Marvell | Benzinga | The Motley Fool

Apple revenue up 12 percent, margin outlook weighs

MacRumors | AppleInsider | Yahoo Finance

Sports

Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion

Formula 1 | ESPN | NL Times

Nature

Southern Taurid fireballs peak this week

EarthSky | Star Walk

On this day

1957: Laika becomes the first animal in orbit

Astronomy | Wikipedia

On the agenda today

Extra Dutch cabinet meeting on the tax plan

NOS

Belgian king starts talks with party leaders

VRT | Plataforma Media

First US polls close overnight

NPR | Yahoo News

Weather

Groningen: dry, up to 12 degrees

Open-Meteo