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

Oct. 30-31, 2026 — China’s vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu attended the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta. Ma warned of deepening shifts in the international landscape, heightened geopolitical tensions and a lagging development agenda. He reiterated President Xi Jinping’s Global Security Initiative—advocating a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept that favors dialogue over confrontation, partnerships over alliances and win-win outcomes over zero-sum approaches—and said it has helped defuse regional disputes. Ma urged the G20 to help maintain global peace and stability, cool regional hotspots, address root causes of conflict and strengthen global security governance. He emphasized energy as the lifeline of economic and social development and said China supports G20 cooperation on energy security and sustainable development, improving affordability, accelerating energy-structure transition and enhancing international energy governance.

Trump said he currently has no plans to meet Flavio Bolsonaro but that Bolsonaro can 'stay here as long as he wants'.