Man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, father-in-law, and mother-in-law, all of whom he intentionally hit with a truck in Navoi province, the Millar program on the Milliy TV channel's said in a story.

The Deputy Foreign Minister Muzaffar Madrakhimov met with the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Jan Bratu, and discussed joint projects on media literacy and organizing trainings for journalists and press secretaries with the participation of international experts.

Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov in an interview to the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel discussed plans to expand cooperation with several major US oil and gas companies.

Uzbekistan is considering the US small modular reactor (SMR) technologies, the Director of the UzAtom Agency Azim Akhmedkhadjaev said today.

On October 17, the Criminal Collegium announced the verdict against a Khanabad City Criminal Court judge in Andijan province, the Supreme Court press service said.

Criminal case has been opened against employees of the Tashkent City Municpal Cleaning Department and other individuals for felling of 174 trees and shrubs on Babur Street in the Yakkasaray District.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Setting up Uzbekistan - U.S. Business and Investment Council decree, which also stipulates opening of more Uzbek consulates in the United States. The Foreign Ministry has been given directives to work on this matter within one month.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation Tuesday, the presidential press service said.

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Kazakhstan Railways) will launch daily Almaty to Tashkent service deploying high-speed Talgo starting December 14, the company said in a statement.

The MPs of the Legislative Chamber, at the November 11 meeting passed the bill on Islamic banking, the press service of the lower house of parliament said.

Uzbekistan's gold and foreign exchange reserves reached record high of $59.3 billion as of November 1, the Central Bank said in a report. In October, reserves increased by $4.34 billion (+7.9%), with total increase topping $18.1 billion (+44%) year-to-date.

Since Monday evening, Tashkent has been experiencing high air pollution levels, Uzhydromet said in a statement, and urged to take precautions: spend less time outdoors and wear masks.

Burger King’s first outlet in Uzbekistan could open before 2026, the owner of International Beverages Tashkent Shukhrat Ergashev told Uzbekistan 24 TV channel in an interview Monday.

October of this year was one of the driest and warmest on record in Uzbekistan, Uzhydromet said in a review. Across most of the country, the average monthly air temperature ranged within 1.5–2.7 degrees Celsius, which is higher than the long-term average. Both maximum and minimum temperatures were far from their extreme values and with significantly less rainfall than normal across most of the country.

Average life expectancy in Uzbekistan is 73 years for men and 77.5 years for women. Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at a meeting with healthcare professionals.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his remarks at a meeting with healthcare professionals at the Tashkent State Medical University on Monday criticized the inefficient use of modern equipment and medications in public specialized medical centers, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

Uzbekistan intends to attract the US-based Nvidia processor manufacturer to implement AI in education and develop AI infrastructure for universities, industrial and government sectors, the Ministry of Digital Technologies said.

The chairman of Uzbekneftegaz, Bahodir Sidikov, in an interview to Gazeta.uz, announced the discovery of a new abnormally high-pressure gas field in Uzbekistan, which had already shown high productivity in the initial stages of drilling.

The visit of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the United States has laid the ground for easing the visa regime and boosting tourism, including through raising number of direct flights, theDeputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriev told the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel in an interview.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree stepping up the fight against drug addiction and organized drug crime. The decree has approved National Strategy for Combating Drug Addiction and Drug Crimes 2028. A number of unprecedented steps will be implemented, including up to 20 years of imprisonment for illicit drug trafficking.