Every criminal was a child, much like you and me. But what is the difference between those who are currently in prison, serving the most painful years of their lives in a cell, and you, who are reading this article presumably with a good internet connection?

Today, the EU and Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching a strategic partnership on critical raw materials (CRMs). This important agreement marks a significant step towards securing a diversified and sustainable supply of CRMs for the green and digital transitions both in the EU and Uzbekistan.

During the talks in Khiva, the presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan closely focused on the matters of ensuring stability and security in the Central Asian region, the Akorda press service reported.

Uzbekistan opened its first trading house in South Korea. The trading house will accommodate a showroom, where a wide range of products from domestic manufacturers will be showcased, including food, fruits and vegetables, silk goods, ceramics, jewelry, textiles and chemical products.

The leaders of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks in Khiva city today, the Uzbek presidency website said.

Uzhydromet announced weather forecast for Tashkent city on weekend. It could rain on Friday evening and Saturday with occasional rain, thunderstorms and 12-15 m/s wind possible, and with no precipitation expected on Sunday.

The European Union Delegation to Uzbekistan has announced the commencement of grant projects during the inauguration event titled "EU Support to Civil Society Organizations in Uzbekistan", EEAS reported. The launch of these EU-funded initiatives, valued at over €3.5mn, signifies a collaborative stride towards fostering empowerment, particularly among women and marginalized groups within the country.

Governor of Surkhandarya province, Ulugbek Kasimov, hosted the delegation headed by Kemal GÜNAY, CEO of Akgün Energy, a Turkish solar power plants contractor.

Earlier, Russian-native director Vitaly Mansky told on his Facebook page that the screening of his documentary “Eastern Front” has been banned. The screening was scheduled to take place in the 139 Documentary Center gallery as part of the Artdocfest/Asia International Documentary Film Festival.

Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will hold joint military exercises in Kazakhstan in July, the press service of the Azerbaijani defense ministry reported.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has accepted the invitation of the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev and will today land in Uzbekistan for an official visit.

Yunusabad market in Yunusabad district is planned to be rebuilt to become six-storied. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this at a session of the capital’s deputies council on Wednesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Wednesday visited the Gulbozor neighbourhood (mahalla) in Tashkent’s Shaykhantakhur district, where a tourist street was inaugurated, the presidential press service said.

Message surfaced on social networks on March 27 stating that Turkish law enforcement officers had detained 70 people suspected of belonging to the ISIS.

The husband of the woman who fell from the 5th floor of her apartment in Bekabad was arrested as part of a criminal case under the Incitement to suicide charge, the spokesman to the General Prosecutor's Office, Khayot Shamsutdinov said, with the investigation ongoing.

Traffic accident occurred on April 3 on the Samara-Shymkent highway near the village of Marzhanbulak in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan, the Polisia.kz reported on its Telegram channel, which publishes news from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.

Part of the bridge over the Zarafshan River collapsedIn Zhondor district of Bukhara province on Tuesday. This happened while a heavy truck was passing. Photos about this surfaced on social networks.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the launch ceremony of the first facilities of New Tashkent project on Wednesday, the presidential press service said.

Man who committed thefts in mosques in Tashkent was sentenced to six years, UzA said. In particular, I.O. pulled out 60 thousand soums and a Samsung A24 phone from the pockets of his jackets, which were left in the taharat room in a mosque near the Abu Sahiy shopping center.

Judge of the Sergeli District Criminal Court has become a defendant in a criminal case of fraud and bribery, the press service of the Supreme Judicial Council said.