Uzhydromet has forecast dry weather across most lowland areas from October 16 to 23, with rain possible in the northwest toward the end of the period.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a law toughening penalties for violence against children, amending five codes and six laws at once, Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration, said.

The chief of a state-run water supply agency in Qibray district, Tashkent province, has been detained on suspicion of taking a bribe, the Department under the Prosecutor General’s Office said.

One person died when a mudflow swept away a car in the mountainous area of Dehkanabad district, Kashkadarya province, on October 13, the provincial Emergency Situations Department said.

Ministry of Construction and Housing and Utilities has published a draft government resolution proposing annual increases in district heating tariffs from 2028, linked to inflation.

A special environmental regime for greenhouses has been proposed for Tashkent and five adjoining districts, according to a presentation to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan on October 13, his press service said.

Uzbekistan has exempted transport and logistics centres from land tax and property tax until 2040 and granted customs benefits on equipment imports, under a presidential decree dated October 12, the Justice Ministry’s legal information channel reported.

The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Samarkand, Uzbekistan; Mumbai, India; and Jamnagar, India from October 17-22.

A police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison for causing a road accident in a service car in Termez, Surkhondaryo province, that killed a 10-year-old boy.

The government has amended the administrative regulation on governmental services for acceptance of completed facilities and issuance of permits for their use, according to Resolution No. 560 dated October 12, 2026.

Tashkent city plans to contribute 22.146 billion soums to design improvement works at 62 sites in 12 of the city’s districts. The plan is set out in a resolution signed by city Mayor Shavkat Umurzakov Monday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has instructed governors to restore 620,000 hectares of degraded pasture and raise its productivity by the end of the year, after reviewing a presentation on preventing degradation and improving water supply.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will travel to Azerbaijan on October 14-15 to take part in the seventh summit of the Council on Cooperation and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev.

An explosion struck the Central Asia–Center underground gas pipeline near the village of Volchkovo in Russia’s Penza province, sending a column of fire 70 metres into the air, with no casualties reported.

The Tax Committee has put a draft Cabinet of Ministers resolution on mandatory digital labeling of vegetable oil up for public discussion, with the requirement taking effect on July 1, 2027 if the draft is adopted.

A court has sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for fatally stabbing well-known wrestler Nizomiddin Chutboyev at a national wrestling tournament in Denov district, according to the verdict.

Moscow is preparing to match last year’s record for the Meet Global MICE Congress, which drew more than 2,500 professionals from 37 countries in 2025. On 16–17 December 2026, MGMC will return to the Congress Centre of the World Trade Center Moscow for its fourth edition, bringing together key players in the international MICE industry for high-level dialogue: event organisers, MICE service providers, corporate clients, representatives of national tourism authorities, industry associations and leading experts from BRICS and Global South countries.

A corporate document published on Oct 11 shows a Russian Wildberries unit as trust manager of the state’s stake in Uzbekistan Post, three days after the head of the State Assets Management Agency said the company had not been placed in trust management.

Special forces from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Türkiye took part in the multinational joint exercise “Eternal Brotherhood-V” in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said.

Two people, including a 2-year-old child, were killed when a scooter collided with a car on Oct 9 in the Pakhtachi district of Samarkand province.