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On October 8, in the Toshkent mahalla of Mirzaabad district, Syrdarya region, a Damas driver transporting kindergarten children in excess of the permitted limit was stopped. According to Zamon.uz, he was carrying 13 children, although the publication's headline mentions 11. An administrative protocol was drawn up, and the driver admitted the violation.
The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service are investigating letters with suspicious substances sent to the offices of at least five Democratic senators and election authorities in several states. Some letters were intercepted before delivery. The incident occurred weeks before the midterm elections.
75-year-old director Tsui Hark received a golden plaque on the Lumière wall in Lyon. The festival is screening four of his films, including the restored Shanghai Blues and Peking Opera Blues. In an interview with Euronews Culture, he spoke about comedy, horror, his fear of AI replacing humans, and the crises of our time.
Director of the State Assets Management Agency (SAMA) Sohibjon Murodov said on October 8 that Saneg's licenses for the use of oil fields have been revoked because the fields were not put into operation and the license conditions were not met. He did not specify the number of revoked licenses. The transfer of more than 100 fields to the company in 2019 is linked to the criminal case against the former head of Uzbekneftegaz, Bakhodirzhon Sidikov, who rejects the charges.
On the evening of October 13, temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were introduced at Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky airports. According to TASS, more than 30 planes flying to Moscow diverted to other cities. Restrictions were also introduced at airports in Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Penza, Saratov and Yaroslavl. The governor of Saratov region reported a person killed in a drone attack in Balakovo.
Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington home on October 12. The Justice Department described the action as part of a federal criminal investigation; according to media reports, it concerns her citizenship and documents filed by her father. According to The Washington Post, a similar review during Trump's first term concluded there was insufficient evidence. Omar calls the investigation political pressure; Trump denies involvement.
Uzbekistan's State Labor Inspectorate reported that as of October 10, 145 monitoring checks of labor law compliance during the cotton harvest season revealed 132 violations, including 3 cases of forced labor and 86 cases of work without employment contracts. Fines totaling 172.8 million soums were imposed, and pickers were paid 8 billion 870.6 million soums.
Kieran Hayler, Katie Price's former husband, told Lewes Crown Court that after finding Price's messages to a 13-year-old girl, he believed she was 'grooming' the alleged victim. He denies three counts of rape and one of sexual assault, as well as new alternative charges.
Irish writer Sally Rooney and her publisher Faber announced that the author's books will no longer be supplied to the UK: because of her public support for the organisation Palestine Action, which is banned there, the publisher cannot pay her royalties. The measure will not affect books already sold; sales in other countries will continue.
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh suspended operations after the October 10 and 11 attacks that killed 14 people. Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation extended the suspension until 21:00 on October 17 for infrastructure inspections. A number of airlines cancelled flights.
Tashkent regional hokim Zoir Mirzayev on 13 October signed an order imposing a disciplinary sanction on Pskent district hokim Muzaffar Aripov. The grounds were a submission from the Anti-Corruption Agency, a protocol of the ethics commission, and the official's own written explanation. The reason was an audio recording circulated online, in which the hokim allegedly threatened farmers to take away their land and 'shake the soul out of them' if they did not plant potatoes.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh unlawful and inhumane, expressed support for Saudi Arabia, and said that the joint defense agreement on Mecca will be submitted to parliament in the coming days. According to Saudi authorities, 12 people were killed and 309 wounded.
Uzbekistan's Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services has put forward for discussion a draft resolution providing for annual indexation of centralized heat supply tariffs from 2028, effective May 1, taking inflation into account but by no more than 10%. A tariff increase is also proposed from November 1, 2026 — in Tashkent by approximately 30%.
US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran, and that if any help exists, it is at a very low level and will soon become known. Beijing previously condemned US military actions against Iran, while Moscow warned of the threat of the conflict expanding.
On October 7, on the 20th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, BBC released one of her last interviews, recorded in 2006 and broadcast on television in November of that year. The Russian-language original of the recording was published recently. In the interview, Politkovskaya criticized Vladimir Putin's policies, spoke about the second Chechen war, the hostage takings in 'Nord-Ost' and Beslan, the destruction of independent media, and Russia's stability depending on high oil prices.
The FSB detained a Japanese citizen, Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent Imai Yuki, as he was attempting to fly out of Russia in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. He is charged under Article 276 of the Russian Criminal Code — according to the FSB, he was collecting data on mobilized men in the Kuril Islands on assignment from Japanese intelligence. On October 13, the Lefortovo court ordered him held in pre-trial detention. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
According to the BBC, Chancellor John Healey is considering options to increase the tax burden on the banking sector ahead of the budget. The four biggest banks earned about £15bn in six months; under discussion are reversing the cut to the profits surcharge, raising the bank levy, or a moratorium on loss carry-forwards. The industry warns of risks to competitiveness.
Since September 28, a mobile palliative care service for children with severe and incurable illnesses has been operating in the Samarkand region. Teams of medical specialists, social workers and psychologists visit families at home. More than 300 children in need of such assistance have been identified in the region. Construction of a children's hospice continues in parallel.
