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Hôtellerie des Laquets in the Pyrenees, built between 1930 and 1933 and closed for more than 30 years, welcomed guests again at the end of September. The hotel at an altitude of about 2,620 meters surpassed Refuge de Solaise (2,551 m) to become the highest hotel in France. It has 16 double rooms with panoramic views, a restaurant with a menu by Michelin-starred chef Stéphane Tournier, and a spa area will open in December.
A draft presidential decree put forward for public discussion provides for one-time financial aid of 1 million soums in November 2026, expanded eligibility criteria for compensation for electricity, gas and coal, an increased baseline electricity consumption norm, and new heating tariffs.
The four-lane New Yalu River Bridge, 3,026 meters long, has connected Dandong and Sinuiju. Construction was completed in 2014, but the opening was delayed due to unfinished roads and customs facilities on the North Korean side and the pandemic border closure. Beijing and Pyongyang hope to boost trade; experts note the context of North Korea's rapprochement with Russia.
Excavations have begun at the Jarkutan archaeological site in Surkhandarya region under the leadership of Komil Rahimov. Mud-brick structures, a hearth 70 cm in diameter, a child burial, ceramic vessels and household pits dating to the 3rd–2nd millennia BCE have been found.
Representatives of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Emergency Situations and the urban planning administration explained how fire safety is ensured in skyscrapers under construction in Tashkent that are 50 or more stories tall. The tallest aerial ladders reach 72 meters, so foreign standards are applied at the design stage, and rescue from great heights relies on internal systems: smoke-free staircases, fire lifts, sprinklers and drenchers.
The Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services has submitted to the Government a draft resolution on digitalizing licensing in the construction sector. It provides for abolishing the requirement to submit up to 30–40 documents, automatic data retrieval through interagency integration, and reducing application review times by 50–60%. This was announced by the head of the ministry's information service, Saidnosir Usmanov.
Amazon Senior Vice President Panos Panay, speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, said that failures are inevitable when building successful products. He cited the failed launch of Surface RT at Microsoft, which led to a write-off of nearly $1 billion, and urged founders to learn lessons, not make excuses, and not abandon their vision.
In its programme The Ring, Euronews discussed in Budapest how Hungary's new prime minister Péter Magyar, who won the elections in April, is recalibrating relations with the EU. In May he reached an agreement with Ursula von der Leyen on unlocking €16.4 billion, and Budapest lifted its veto on the negotiation clusters for Ukraine's EU accession. Migration and the rights of sexual minorities remain unresolved issues.
The National Agency for Social Protection has published a draft presidential decree: in November 2026, more than 1 million 17 thousand families are planned to receive one-time assistance of 1 million soums. It is also proposed to raise the basic electricity norm for non-gasified areas, expand compensation for electricity, gas and coal, and from 1 November introduce new tariffs for heating and hot water.
Zhang, a researcher at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, in an article for Global Times described three key challenges for Mars exploration: interplanetary communication, delivery of cargo and samples, and sustaining human life. China plans the Tianwen-3 mission around 2028 with sample return by 2031.
At a meeting with Republican supporters in Ohio, Donald Trump said he would 'very much like' to remain president for a third term. According to the Associated Press, after his remarks about Republicans winning the midterm elections in November, rally attendees chanted 'Four more years!'. Trump's wish contradicts the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, which limits the presidency to two terms.
After the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, organizers announced a 50% discount on all ticket types for the remaining two days — October 14 and 15 at Moscone West in San Francisco. Among the announced speakers are Mark Wahlberg, Replit CEO Amjad Masad, Benchmark partners, Panos Panay of Amazon, and representatives of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face. Also planned are more than 320 exhibitors and the Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, in an interview with Euronews on the sidelines of the Warsaw Security Forum, said that the snap election on 29 November is a confrontation between a 'progressive majority' and right-wing forces that, in his words, seek to take away fundamental rights. He also admitted elements of foreign interference and called on the EU to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine.
A resolution of the President of Uzbekistan PQ-368 dated October 12, 2026 approved measures to develop the transport and logistics system for 2026–2030. From November 1, 2026, the customs fee for processing international courier shipments is reduced by 20% — from 2% to 1.6% of the BRV (from 8,800 to 7,040 soums per kg). Logistics centers are exempt from land tax and property tax until 2040, customs benefits are provided for equipment and components, and the number of dry ports will grow from 24 to 30.
After criticism on Telegram over the sanitary condition of a bus on route 66 in Tashkent, JSC «Toshshahartransxizmat» conducted an inspection. Bus No. 205 was washed and its interior cleaned, while three duty mechanics were fined 10% of their monthly salary. The «12-bus depot» branch apologized to passengers.
Deezer announced it is developing a toggle that will allow users to completely hide AI-generated music from search. The company links the decision to the growing share of AI tracks: from 10% of daily uploads a year ago to more than 50% in July. According to a survey, about 45% of listeners wanted to filter such content.
Cambridge scientists described a 15 mm diameter hole in the left shoulder blade of a Neanderthal from Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan. In their view, the spear passed through the chest, likely damaging the lung and major vessels. This may be the earliest evidence of lethal violence with a wooden spear, although a hunting accident cannot be ruled out.
The European Commission plans to create an EU Security Council to coordinate responses to sabotage, cyberattacks and drone incursions. The idea was backed by Ursula von der Leyen; critics doubt its effectiveness without a reform of unanimity.
