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In the fifth episode of The Celebrity Traitors season two, the Traitors killed Rob Beckett face to face, at the 'parade of death' the celebrities solved puzzles and won the entire prize fund for charity, and at the round table mathematician Hannah Fry was banished by majority vote — even her fellow Traitors voted for her. YouTuber King Kenny became the new Traitor.
The European Commission has begun preparing a 23rd sanctions package against Russia, with new restrictions possibly presented by the end of 2026. Politico reported this citing sources. The initiative is being pushed by Germany and Poland; at the EU meeting on October 15, plans include discussing strengthening restrictions in the energy sector.
At the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 conference in San Francisco, 20 startups competed for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. The winner was Intero Biosystems from Denver, a developer of lab-grown intestinal 'organoids' for drug testing. Second place went to the Australian Apate, which uses AI agents against scammers.
On the Indonesian island of Bali, queues of motorcycles and cars formed due to fuel delivery delays. Authorities and Pertamina attribute the problem to logistics rather than a shortage of stocks and promise additional supplies.
On October 12, at around 23:10, in the Yunusabad district of Tashkent, the driver of a Toyota born in 2007, according to preliminary data, lost control and, failing to keep a safe distance, collided with a Tracker 2 driven by a man born in 1980. There were no injuries; an investigation is underway.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on the introduction of 'green' technologies in greenhouse farming. It is proposed that by 2030 land and property taxes for household greenhouses be reduced by 50%, they be exempted from turnover tax, half of electricity costs be compensated, and grants and preferential loans be allocated for the modernization and construction of greenhouses.
NASA has published an image of the Saribara massif in Madagascar, where anorthosites — rocks similar to lunar ones — outcrop at the surface. The photo was taken on August 28, 2026 from the ISS by a member of Expedition 75 and was selected as the 'Picture of the Day' on October 5. The massif has long been studied: in 1998, the crystallization age of the anorthosites was estimated at about 660 million years.
The press service of the Tashkent administration announced the appointment of Doniyor Yusupov as deputy khokim of the capital — head of the Department for the Operation of City Canals and Improvement of Adjacent Territories. The position had been vacant; it was previously held by Abdulaziz Israilov. Before the appointment, Yusupov worked as deputy khokim of the Yunusabad district.
According to Eurostat data cited by Naked Science, compared with 2018 the share of students with results below the basic level in mathematics has increased in almost all European countries. The worst figure is in North Macedonia (68%), the best in Estonia (17.2%), although even there the result worsened. Turkey was the only country with an improvement.
On October 13, at around 12:30, opposite school No. 56 on Shabnam street in Andijan, a Chery Tiggo 8 Pro driven by a man born in 1957 hit a child crossing the road. The driver did not flee and, together with a traffic police officer, took the victim to a medical facility. The car was placed at an impound lot, and an investigation is underway.
Uzbekistan's Ministry of Economy and Finance has put up for public discussion a draft resolution raising the retail price of liquefied gas for the population from 2,000 to 5,000 soums per kilogram including VAT. For socially vulnerable families, a compensation of 3,000 soums per kilogram is provided, but no more than 20 kg per month. The introduction date differs between the document and the explanations: October 1 or November 1, 2026.
Donald Trump, speaking to journalists, denied reports that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been halted and said the US is helping the parties reach a final truce. He also commented on Ukraine's alleged strikes on Russian energy facilities and promised to later assess the effectiveness of the energy truce. According to Reuters, on October 13 Russia did not strike Ukrainian energy facilities for the first time.
By Presidential Decree PQ–368 of October 12, 2026, goals for the development of Uzbekistan's transport and logistics system for 2026–2030 are set: logistics center capacity of at least 40 million tons, service exports of $3.5 billion, transit of 18.5 million tons. From November 1, 2026, the fee for processing international courier shipments is reduced by 20%. Tax incentives are provided for logistics centers and exemption from duties on imports of components for automakers.
On 12 October, the Namangan regional court heard the appeal against the verdict of Odilkhon Ismoilov, founder of the Rayhon cafe chain, who had been sentenced on 13 July 2026 to eight years of imprisonment. The punishment under the article on embezzlement through appropriation or squandering was left unchanged, but under Article 72 of the Criminal Code it was made suspended with a three-year probation period. After the ruling was announced, Ismoilov was released from custody in the courtroom.
Officers of the State Security Service Department and the Internal Affairs Department for Syrdarya Region uncovered a drug lab in Gulistan in an apartment of a multi-story building. Three local residents born in 2003 and 2005 were detained. Seized were 5 kg 863 g of pregabalin, 100,000 empty capsules, electronic scales and other items. A criminal case has been opened, and the detainees have been placed in custody.
A review of October's film releases in Uzbekistan from the «Kinotavsi» segment (Gazeta.uz): Alejandro González Iñárritu's «Digger» with Tom Cruise, David Ayer's «Heart of Fury» with Brad Pitt, a new «Street Fighter», a historical epic about de Gaulle, family cartoons, dog films, and horror movies. Hosted by Sarvar Karimov.
An employee of the Narin-Syrdarya irrigation systems basin administration and a citizen were detained while receiving $11,500. They promised to register 40 sotok of land in Tumarik, Mingbulak district, in a citizen's name without a tender. A criminal case has been opened.
On October 14 in Brussels, an official representative of the European Commission stated that the upcoming winter season could be very difficult, with a risk of energy shortages in Europe. According to DW, fuel supply disruptions are linked to production issues following the start of the war between the US and Israel against Iran: in September, diesel exports from the Middle East and Russia collectively fell by 1.3 million barrels per day. IEA member countries are coordinating the release of 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from strategic reserves.
