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According to Uzhydromet's forecast, dry and warm weather is expected across Uzbekistan on October 16–18: at night +10…+15, during the day +22…+27, cooler in the northern regions. East wind at 7–12 m/s. No precipitation expected in Tashkent, daytime up to +26. In some foothill and mountain areas on October 17–18 rain is possible, turning into snow in high mountains.
Muzaffar Kalandarov has been appointed deputy khokim of Khorezm Region for construction, barrier-free environment, communications, utilities, ecology and greening. He replaced Siroj Bekchanov, who had held the post since 2023.
The Paphos District Court sentenced 37-year-old Joshua Foster to a €3,000 fine for causing death by negligence. His two-year-old son fell from the windowsill of a fourth-floor window at the King Evelthon Beach Hotel and Resort on 12 July, on the first day of the family holiday. The child died at Paphos hospital.
Former Police Scotland sergeant Campbell Petrie has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for eight offences, including four rapes, committed in Glasgow between 2006 and 2023. He is one of four serving or former Police Scotland officers convicted of rape within five months.
The Yakkabag district criminal court found a 28-year-old resident of Kashkadarya guilty of mercenarism for participating in combat operations on Russia's side in the Kursk region. The man signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2024 while serving a 9-year sentence for drugs, and returned to Uzbekistan wounded in February 2025.
The Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan has released for public discussion a draft government resolution on color-coded labeling of soft drinks depending on sugar content. From January 1, 2027, packaging is expected to carry mandatory warning labels — from yellow to red — occupying at least 15% of the front side, as well as a QR code with data on composition and calorie content.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Baku, demanded a halt to the creation of settlements in the occupied West Bank and the reversal of previous actions. He called the Palestinian question the greatest historical injustice of the 21st century and supported the two-state solution, also stressing the need to fully open access to the Gaza Strip.
On the second day of the European Union summit, Volodymyr Zelensky will discuss military aid, air defense and protection of energy infrastructure with EU leaders. Kyiv estimates the 2027 funding gap at $78 billion. The US proposed channeling €210 billion of frozen Russian assets into a mechanism controlled by Washington — Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected the idea. EU leaders also failed to agree on the seven-year budget.
Saudi Arabia reported an attack on the Saudi Aramco administrative building in Dhahran on October 13: according to Reuters citing a company source, a ballistic missile hit it, the top three floors were damaged, and there were no casualties. The Houthis have been carrying out strikes for a week now. Separately, on October 13 the White House said it had asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign over reports that she sold meetings with Trump administration officials; she rejects the allegations.
DW reports how China, despite strict censorship and licensing, has become a major player in the global video game market: more than 700 million gamers, investments by Tencent and NetEase, the international success of 'Black Myth: Wukong', and new projects such as 'The Defiant' about the war with Japan in the 1930s–40s.
From Thursday, Humberto Delgado airport has fixed prices for trips to two zones: €16–20 to 'zone 1' and €19–23 to 'zone 2' depending on time of day. A protocol signed in September by the city hall, ANA, ATL, FPT and ANTRAL also bans refusing rides and requires card acceptance. Social media reaction was split: some call the fares inflated 'tourist prices', others welcome the transparency. The need for measures was confirmed by an August PSP inspection that found 67 violations.
At a round table held at the Central Bank of Uzbekistan on October 15, fees in financial services were discussed, including charges for depositing cash onto a card. Economist Otabek Bakirov noted that foreign banks do not charge for topping up their own accounts. A representative of Naran Bank reported: topping up via ADM devices is free for its own clients, and 0.4% for clients of other banks.
White House press secretary Karoline Zacharia, appointed less than a week ago, said in an interview that China has 'no normal toilets.' China's Foreign Ministry, through Mao Ning, invited her to visit the country more often. Zacharia is also facing criticism over unclear answers about taking the bar exam.
Uzbekistan's Agency for State Asset Management has put 99.9% of Namangan Agro Logistics shares up for auction on E-auksion. The starting price of the lot is 111.69 billion soums, with the auction scheduled for October 19. The enterprise is loss-making: over the first nine months of 2025 it recorded a loss of about 7.38 billion soums.
A British Antarctic Survey study showed that the 'Doomsday Glacier' in West Antarctica will lose ice for at least 150 years even with oceanic melting switched off in models. A full collapse of the ice sheet would add about 65 cm to sea level. The neighbouring Pine Island Glacier, by contrast, would recover under similar conditions.
Nearly nine years after its announcement, Tesla has officially shown the second-generation Roadster electric sports car. The October 15 presentation at the SpaceX rocket test site in Texas took the form of a stunt show: the car, driverless and in autonomous mode, flipped on a ramp, hovered in the air, and jumped over a row of Tesla cars and a Semi truck.
After Manchester City were found guilty on 114 financial charges by the Premier League, the club returned to the Etihad, where fans unanimously backed the Abu Dhabi owners. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces growing scrutiny over his ties to the club and the UAE, including dinners with club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
Euronews' 'Europe Today' programme of 16 October 2026 is devoted to Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Brussels. The episode discusses the possible reduction of Ukraine's dependence on American military technology, Zelensky's first meeting with Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar, a prolonged European Council session, and disputes over support for the ICC and the use of frozen Russian assets.
