An institutional corruption scheme has been uncovered within the Agency for Plant Protection and Quarantine, where participants allegedly established an unofficial "tariff sheet" for processing import documentation. The crackdown was announced by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office.

On Friday afternoon, Uzbekistan will experience mostly clear skies and dry conditions nationwide. Air temperatures will hover between +33°C and +36°C, according to Uzhydromet.

A total of 30 bundles of narcotics hidden beneath loaves of bread were discovered inside a parked Chevrolet Lacetti near the Kuyluk Bazaar in Tashkent. The total seizure weighed 34.81 kg, consisting of 12.96 kg of opium and 21.65 kg of hashish.

During sting operations conducted in the city of Angren in Tashkent province and across the Navoiy province, law enforcement authorities detained individuals attempting to circulate a total of $120,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency.

Four technical support staff members at the Marhamat District Medical Association in the Andijan province tragically lost their lives while cleaning and repairing a sewage collection tank, the district mayor’s office press service announced.

Traffic police officers in Tashkent were forced to open fire to stop a Chevrolet Cobalt that was driving into oncoming traffic and ramming other vehicles on Shota Rustaveli Street on the evening of June 11. Footage of the chaotic pursuit quickly spread across social media.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a government meeting reviewed a presentation on upgrading legislation to ensure the safety of all road users Thursday.

On June 10, Astana hosted the second meeting of the C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue, bringing together representatives from Central Asia and the United States. Uzbekistan was represented at the meeting by the Minister of Mining and Geology, Bobur Islamov. The US delegation was led by Sergio Gor, Special Envoy of the US President for South and Central Asia.

On June 10, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation focused on boosting the efficiency of ongoing urbanization and urban planning reforms, the presidential press service said.

Following reports circulating on social media regarding an amusement park ride collapse in Jizzakh, the Committee for Industrial, Radiation, and Nuclear Safety has issued an official response to the situation.

A three-year-old child has tragically died after being left inside a vehicle at a private, family-run kindergarten in the Qashqadaryo province, the press service of the Ministry of Preschool and School Education said.

On June 10, a meeting was held in the Republic of Korea between Sharofiddin Kodirov, Chief Engineer of Uzbekistan Railways (O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari), Anvar Dushaev, Head of Department at the Ministry of Transport, and Lee Yong-bae, President of Hyundai Rotem.

Uzbekistan has signed a landmark law on urban renewal and renovation, establishing clear guidelines for upgrading the country’s aging housing stock. The announcement was made on June 10 following a meeting chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

A Migration and Mobility Agreement and a Joint Declaration on the implementation of a pilot migration and mobility program have been signed between the governments of Uzbekistan and Sweden.

In a series of sting operations conducted by the State Security Service (DXX) and law enforcement agencies, two community police inspectors operating in the Samarkand and Namangan provinces were arrested for corruption.

A track maintenance worker from the mechanized crew of workshop No. 20 at the Tashkent Province Railway Junction branch, Azzam Ibragimov, rescued two girls from the water, according to an announcement by the press service of Uzbekistan Railways.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Omonulla Fayziev, addressed the rigorous security screening of the country’s national football team players and coaching staff before a friendly match against the Netherlands in New York.

Kazakhstan is technically equipped to increase the transit of Russian gas to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister, Yerlan Akkenzhenov, told reporters, according to Kapital.kz.

Kazakhstan has announced that investigation units handling sexual assault cases will be staffed exclusively by female investigators, according to Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sanzhar Adilov. The measure, reported by Kazinform, is designed to prevent the re-traumatization of victims during the investigative process and to build greater public trust in law enforcement.

A delegation led by Sherzod Asadov, the Press Secretary to the President of Uzbekistan, has concluded a three-day official visit to Moscow.