A man in his 30s who is a citizen of Uzbekistan is suspected of beating a 50-year-old taxi driver in the South Korean city of Hwaseong, according to local law enforcement.

A new dedicated bus lane about 1 kilometer long has opened on Shahrisabz Street in Tashkent, extending the city’s bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor to nearly 8 kilometers, the Traffic Management Center said.

Iran’s ambassador to Tashkent, Muhammad Ali Iskandari, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Oct. 23, 2026. Ministry spokesman Omonulla Fayziyev said that Uzbekistan’s firm objection was conveyed to the Iranian side in a protest note handed over at the meeting.

A deputy mayor of Kasansay district in Namangan province was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe, the press service of the State Security Service said.

The Emergencies Ministry has installed warning sirens at 272 mosques in seven provinces as part of an effort to widen its early warning system, the ministry’s press service said.

Air quality in Tashkent deteriorated briefly overnight from Oct. 23 to 24 because of weather conditions, the Ecology Committee said.

A Ukrainian delegation led by Deputy Health Minister Yevhen Honchar held talks in Uzbekistan on Oct. 19-21 aimed at easing regulatory barriers to supplying Ukrainian medicines, the Ukrainian embassy in Tashkent said.

The Interior Ministry will hold a public display featuring personnel, special equipment, official vehicles and mounted cavalry at 5 p.m. on Oct. 25 on Amir Temur Avenue, the ministry said.

The Legislative Chamber on Oct. 20 approved a bill that would halve fines on companies that miss deadlines to repatriate foreign trade assets when mitigating circumstances apply. The bill, adopted in the second and third readings, now goes to the Senate.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today received the Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev to discuss construction of Uzbekistan’s first integrated nuclear power plant in Jizzakh province, the president’s press service said.

Uzbekistan’s passport ranked 82nd in the 2026 Henley Passport Index, down from 74th in the index published in April 2026.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hostedTodd Boehly, co-founder, chairman and chief executive of U.S. investment holding company Eldridge Industries, the presidential press service said.

Dry and relatively warm weather will persist across Uzbekistan over the weekend, the national weather service Uzhydromet said.

The government has set up a special environmental regime for greenhouse farms in the capital and surrounding districts, restricting heating fuels while offering subsidies and loans for upgrades, the National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change said.

Artificial intelligence can make travel more convenient, but its greater value may lie in helping tourism destinations coordinate services, manage visitor flows and make better operational decisions, Jianbo Wu, Secretary General of the Green and Smart Energy Organization (GSEO), said at an international conference in Tashkent on Friday.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the visiting Pere Joan Pons Sampietro, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Thursday, and the sides agreed to adopt a joint “road map” to expand practical cooperation.

Uzbekistan has overfulfilled its 2026 cotton harvest plan, with 4.63 million tonnes picked as of Oct. 22, the Ministry of Agriculture said.

Uzbekneftegaz Chairman Abdugani Sanginov held talks on Oct. 20 with a delegation of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) led by General Manager Zhou Xinhuai, covering a gas field accident and wider cooperation, the Uzbek company’s press service said.

The 10th meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held in New Delhi on 22 October 2026. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan, Additional Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs and Mr. Pirimkulov Gulomjon Shodmonkulovich, Head of the Department for Cooperation with South Asian, Near, Middle Eastern and African Countries under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree to develop psychological services in the continuing education system, creating a research institute and ordering regular psychological assessments of teachers and students Monday.