The President of Kazakhstan has signed a law introducing criminal liability for domestic violence. According to him, now those who cause minor damage to health will be held criminally liable. Responsibility for any form of violence against children has been strengthened.

Kyrgyzstan protested the statement of the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia denying that the Russian police raided the house of the Kyrgyz diplomat in Moscow. The Kyrgyz side asked for a speedy and impartial investigation of the policemen's chest camera recordings and photos submitted to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

National airline Uzbekistan Airways will launch direct flights from Nukus to Istanbul. It is said that the flights will be carried out once a week - on Mondays.

The Astana International Forum scheduled for June 13-14 has been canceled due to the large-scale flooding situation in Kazakhstan. The event will continue its work in 2025. About 6,000 houses and fields are under water in 6 regions of the country.

Two employees of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs broke down the door to the house of the counselor of the Kyrgyz embassy in Moscow. Despite the fact that diplomatic passports and cards were presented, they aggressively demanded the presentation of migration registration documents. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan protested.

After Turkey banned the export of 54 types of products to Israel, Tel Aviv asked the US to stop investing in the Turkish economy. He also promised to "take parallel measures that will harm the Turkish economy."

Turkey has banned the export of 54 types of goods to Israel since April 9 until it immediately ceases fire in Gaza and is allowed to provide aid to the Palestinian enclave.

On the eve of Ramadan, the President of Uzbekistan signed a decree on pardoning 426 prisoners. 135 of those who were pardoned were released from the main punishment in full, 200 were paroled. Among them are 11 foreigners and 3 minors.

As a result of the rise in the level of the Ural River at a record level for the entire period, it continues to flood settlements in the Orenburg region of Russia. The dams cannot withstand the water pressure. People are being evacuated en masse. The biggest floods in the last 80 years are observed in the northern regions of Kazakhstan.

The Office of Muslims of Uzbekistan announced that the Eid of Ramadan is expected to fall on Wednesday, April 10.