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The Central Bank of Uzbekistan set the dollar rate for October 16 at 12,011.65 soums — the currency has been rising for nine consecutive days and reached its highest level since July 31. The euro rose to 13,462.66 soums, the ruble to 143.17 soums.
On October 14, the President of Uzbekistan signed a law defining a special procedure for bringing to justice persons with inviolability and immunity. The law establishes the categories of such persons, restrictions on detention, and conditions for criminal prosecution.
The night of October 15 became the highest-scoring evening in Champions League history: 46 goals were scored in nine matches — an average of five per game. 'Real' beat 'Roma' 4:3 after trailing 1:3, Mbappe broke Messi's record as the youngest player to reach 100 European competition matches, and Vinicius received a four-match La Liga suspension.
Head of the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan Saida Mirziyoyeva visited the complex of the Turkish company Baykar, where she familiarized herself with defense technologies. She noted that the company's successes are based on years of scientific research, the work of talented engineers, and investments in national technologies, and that Turkey's experience has practical significance for Uzbekistan.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Uzbekistan announced that senior justice counselor Nilufar Allabergenova has been appointed deputy prosecutor of Tashkent by order of the prosecutor general. Previously, from October 9, 2023, she headed the Yakkasaray district and was the first female district hokim in the capital. According to Gazeta, citing a source, Akmal Jumaboev may take her place.
AL-BINA, together with partners SEKTA, YARD Business Club, PLOV & LOUNGE, TARLEPLAST, YAMAGUCHI, PEKHAR, IPOTEKA BANK, DOMIO, SHAKHIN GROUP and ELECTRIX, is supporting the Gavcheg animal shelter, home to more than 800 dogs. Instead of one-off aid, the company is addressing basic infrastructure problems: drilling its own well to provide constant access to water and preparing 50 kennels for 200 dogs through partner TERLEPLAST. Basic shelter expenses amount to about 20–25 million soums per week. The initiative is carried out within AL-BINA FRIENDS, a partner ecosystem that unites businesses around shared values to implement social and environmental projects.
Protests by school and university students in France have been ongoing since September: on Tuesday, according to an inter-union coalition, more than 480,000 people took to the streets. Actor Omar Sy, speaking on France Inter, called the authorities' response 'outrageous.' One teenager lost an arm, more than 6,800 young people have been detained, and 147 education staff have been injured.
The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for Uzbekistan's GDP growth for 2026 from 6.8% to 7.8%, and for 2027 from 6% to 6.5%. The updated estimates are contained in a report published on October 12. The Fund also revised its forecasts for inflation, unemployment and the current account deficit.
The President of Uzbekistan spoke at the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Baku. He proposed developing a Concept for building a trust infrastructure in Asia, an Asian initiative on technological trust and responsible use of AI, and a Partnership on climate resilience. Uzbekistan is ready to host a forum on human capital development and the twentieth summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tashkent in 2027.
According to Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the number of Russian citizens in the Central Register of Foreigners (AZR) fell from a peak of 308,015 in 2023 to 284,225 by the end of 2025. The main reason is not mass departure but the acquisition of German citizenship after the 2024 reform: in 2024, 12,980 Russians received passports, and in 2025 — 19,736.
The euro fell to $1,111 — its lowest level since mid-May 2025 — and to £0.842, a low since early June 2025. Pressure comes from rising energy prices due to the war involving Iran, the French public finance crisis, and a stronger dollar after US inflation hit 3.7%. The ECB has raised rates twice this year, but that has not stopped the decline. Investors await Fed decisions on October 28 and ECB decisions on October 29.
US District Judge Jinsuke Ohta on October 14 ordered the State Department led by Marco Rubio to open registration for the Diversity Visa lottery for fiscal year 2027 by midnight on October 15, with a period of at least 30 days. The lawsuit was filed by the company Red Eagle Law under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law introducing amendments to five codes and six laws. For sexual violence against children under 14 — up to 25 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment, with no statute of limitations. For an intentional crime resulting in a child's death, suspended sentences and parole are excluded. Saida Mirziyoyeva disclosed the details; the effective date is not specified.
Construction of an artificial lake with a fountain has begun on 17,000 square meters in the Kumaryk mahalla of the Sergeli district of Tashkent. The project is part of an initiative to create 12 artificial reservoirs in all districts of the capital. More than 30% of the main works have been completed, with completion planned by the end of the year.
The Skuta glacier is Slovenia's only remaining glacier after the near-complete disappearance of the glacier on Triglav. Over 80 years of observations, its area has shrunk from 2.5–3 to 1.5 hectares, and the ice thickness from tens of metres to just a few. Scientists link the melting to snow-poor winters and hot summers, and the consequences to the shallowing of the Drava and Mura rivers and the reduction of groundwater.
Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov rose to third place in the FIDE online rating with 2782 points after Fabiano Caruana lost points. Nodirbek Abdusattorov is fifth (2780), Magnus Carlsen leads (2823).
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited three charities in Nottingham on 15 October 2026 — their first official joint outing since returning to the UK in August. Buckingham Palace stresses the couple are private individuals, yet the visit resembled a royal one in format. The family has reportedly settled in the Cotswolds; Ravec is reviewing their security arrangements.
The Environment Agency declared a severe drought in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, and East and West Sussex after a record-hot summer and the driest April–September in more than a century. Water reserves in key reservoirs have fallen to 14.9–21.9%, hosepipe bans are in force, and the government has urged water saving.
