Starting September 1, passengers on Uzbekistan's urban bus routes will be required to pay their fare upon boarding, or they will be classified as fare evaders. This change is mandated by a government decree issued on June 3, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement.

Uzbekistan is planning to expand the list of socially significant information that government agencies and organizations must publish as open data. The draft presidential decree has been posted for public review on the regulation.gov.uz portal, with the discussion window open until June 18.

Kyrgyzstan has made history by securing a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2027–2028 term. The country was elected following a vote at the UN General Assembly on June 3, according to an official statement on the organization's website.

The administrative headquarters of the State Assets Management Agency has been put up for electronic auction. According to the E-auksion platform, the starting price for the property, located at 6 Amir Temur Avenue in the Mirabad district, is 165.5 billion soums, or nearly14 million USD.

A baby born with four legs in the Sherobod district of Surkhandarya region has undergone two complex surgeries at the Samarkand Regional Children's Multidisciplinary Medical Center, the Kun.uz said. The center's administration noted that the infant faces several more such procedures ahead.

Uzbekistan and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China have exchanged verbal notes expressing their intent to conclude an intergovernmental agreement on mutual visa-free travel. The exchange took place during a visit to Tashkent by Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu.

In Uzun district of Surkhandarya province, a late-night street race between two acquaintances—aged 17 and 20, neither of whom possessed a driver's license—ended in a fatal car crash involving a Damas min-van and a Nexia sedan. The tragedy resulted in the deaths of two people: the underage driver and a passenger in the opposing vehicle.

It was getting dark when a large truck that had somehow wandered into the neighborhood knocked over one of the power line poles. Easy enough to say — but what followed was terrifying.

A major eco-friendly development project slated for the banks of the Bozsu Canal in Tashkent’s Uchtepa district has been officially presented to the public, the press service of the capital's administration said.

The Tashkent City Council of People’s Deputies has approved a fast-tracked list of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects to be rolled out across the capital under a streamlined administrative process.

The State Assets Management Agency (SAMA) has listed a premium office building in the Chilanzar district of Tashkent for privatization, according to data posted on the E-auksion platform.

A 4,000-year-old skull of a young child bearing distinct marks of ancient skull surgery—known as trepanation—has been unearthed at the Jarkutan archaeological site in the Surkhandarya region, located near Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan.

The Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office has exposed a massive embezzlement scheme that drained 643.2 billion soums (approximately $53.9 million) from the state budget. The findings were officially disclosed by the department's press service.

Uzbekistan has dispatched a grant shipment of premium agricultural seeds to Afghanistan to support local farmers and agrarian organizations. The initiative is projected to strengthen food security and stimulate agricultural development across the country.

On June 1, the publication Politico, citing three European diplomats, reported that a coalition of European Union member states is proposing the establishment of processing centers across 8 to 10 third-party nations to house migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected in Europe.

Severe gusts of wind swept through Tashkent on Tuesday evening, once again downing large branches and tearing entire trees from the ground, causing widespread structural damage across the capital. In several neighborhoods, parked vehicles, toppled traffic lights, and snapped overhead utility wires were damaged. Both Uzhydromet and the Tashkent City Administration had previously issued weather advisories warning residents of the incoming storm.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to Saint Petersburg on June 4–5 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Uzbek president's press office announced.

The Ebola virus does not pose an immediate threat to Uzbekistan, according to a statement issued by the Service for Sanitary-Epidemiological Well-being and Public Health.

During its plenary session on June 2, 2026, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis reviewed and passed the draft constitutional Tashkent International Financial Center Bill and the International Center for Digital Technologies Bill in their second reading, forwarding both bills to the Senate for final approval.

In Andijan province, a major fraud scheme has been exposed where a group of individuals illicitly funneled 35.1 billion soums from the state budget through fake cashback rewards on the Soliq Mobile app. The development was reported by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office.