TASNIM NEWS reported Iran's foreign minister Araghchi will lead a diplomatic and economic delegation to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on Monday to hold talks with Turkmen officials on bilateral cooperation across areas of mutual concern.

Iranian presidency says foreign minister briefed the government on the latest progress in talks with the U.S. conducted via intermediaries.

On Nov. 1 local time, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported Russian strikes on energy infrastructure caused partial power outages in eight oblasts. Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts were hit worst, with significant damage to energy facilities and major disruption to power-system operations; the supply situation is extremely severe. Damage to equipment has constrained delivery of electricity to end users. Emergency blackouts have been implemented to protect the grid, and repair and restoration work is ongoing.