A court has handed down a verdict in the case of a 9-year-old girl who had been subjected to years of sexual abuse by her stepfather, who was an employee at the "Inson" Social Services Center.

The mandatory annual environmental fee for vehicles older than 30 years will be dropped from the proposed end-of-life vehicle recycling program, the Waste Management and Circular Economy Development Agency said.

Karakalpakstan has officially approved the operational guidelines for its special crypto-mining zone, according to the National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP).

Today as part of his official visit, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held bilateral talks with the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk.

Following a relatively cool start to July, a severe heatwave is expected to intensify across Uzbekistan, according to the National Committee for Ecology.

Two successive blackouts hit the “Exhibitional” substation in Tashkent yesterday, with the second incident culminating in an explosion, the Regional Electric Networks press service reported.

A woman and a National Guard officer who attempted to rescue her have drowned in Tashkent, the Millar news program reported.

On July 5 in the U.S. state of Ohio, a truck driven by an Uzbek national collided with a passenger car, killing the 21-year-old man behind the wheel of the car.

At its 17th plenary session today, the Senate approved the constitutional Tashkent International Financial Center Bill, the press service of the Senate reported.

Uzbekistan has been advised to phase out its universal tax cashback program for consumer receipts in favor of more targeted incentives, according to a report by the Institute for the Reduction of the Shadow Economy and Fiscal Analysis under the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The Shirin City Criminal Court has sentenced a school counselor to five days of administrative detention for sexually harassing a 16-year-old student, according to a report by Bu Kun.

Uzbekistan is preparing for the launch of international payment services Apple Pay and Google Pay, the Central Bank's press service said.

As part of his official visit to Belarus, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held an informal meeting with the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, in Minsk Wednesday.

The government has approved a new regulation outlining the procedures for voluntarily surrendering unregistered weapons, ammunition, core firearm components, explosives, and detonators to internal affairs bodies, as well as the system for rewarding those who do so.

Gas cylinder exploded inside a moving vehicle in the Kashkadarya province, according to a statement from the provincial Emergency Situations Department.

A new speed limit has been introduced for passenger cars on the Kamchik Pass, reducing the allowed speed to 80 km/h from the previous 100 km/h, the press service of the Kamchik Special Rescue Department.

Law enforcement officers in Tashkent have shut down two fraudulent call centers, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

Two people have died and three others, including two children, sustained severe injuries following a devastating car crash in Tashkent's Yunusabad district. The Tashkent Police Department (TPD) released details of the incident a week after it occurred.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree to support road freight carriers Tuesday, the Ministry of Transport said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed plans to expand IT service exports and boost the national startup ecosystem, according to the president's press service.