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.

In Pakhtachi district of Samarkand province, four children have tragically lost their lives after drowning. The incident was officially disclosed by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The Anti-Corruption Agency has validated public skepticism regarding state bonuses for police officers who refuse bribes, announcing plans to introduce legislative restrictions to curb this practice.

President’s Measures to Broadly Introduce Market Mechanisms in the Water Management Sector decree has established a number of new regulations governing the use of water fund lands and the maintenance of water management facilities.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently hosting the XXI Intergovernmental Ministerial Meeting on Anti-Doping in Sport for Asia and Oceania, alongside the Asian Regional Symposium, in Beijing, China. A delegation from Uzbekistan, led by the Minister of Sports Adham Ikramov, is participating in the event.

The president Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to Further Improve the Activities of Higher Education Institutions in the Samarkand Province decree.

In a sweeping overhaul of the country's creative economy, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced Monday that Uzbekistan will completely dismantle its central cinema apparatus, replacing Soviet-style regulatory councils with major tax breaks and direct profit-sharing models for filmmakers.

Earlier this month, thousands of miles from Washington, an important meeting that few U.S. policymakers noticed took place in the historic Silk Road city of Turkistan in southern Kazakhstan. Leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) gathered to discuss a wide range of geopolitical, technology, and economic issues. Washington should take notice.

The XI Football World Cup for Orphanage Children was held in Warsaw, Poland, with the delegation from Uzbekistan capturing the championship title. The achievement was announced by the press service of the National Agency for Social Protection.

A specialized commission has issued a warning regarding potential short-term dust storms across the country, including the capital city of Tashkent.

The National Statistics Committee has released demographic data on the child population in Uzbekistan to mark the International Children's Day on June 1.