The new draft law establishes mandatory HIV testing for citizens of Uzbekistan aged 18 to 60 who have been abroad for 90 days or more.

JIB Romitan District Court found him guilty of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 154 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (recruitment). He was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

In Tashkent, 1,880 people were identified as begging in the first half of 2025. In raids conducted in June, about 300 people were detained, 70 of whom were sentenced to administrative detention and 47 were fined. It is said that 44 children were transferred to a juvenile detention center.

In the first quarter of 2025, Uzbekistan's gross external debt reached $68.4 billion. According to the analysis of economist Mirkomil Holboev, in the first quarter of this year, total interest payments on gross external debt amounted to $881 million, an increase of 12.4% or $98 million compared to the same period in 2024.

Mikhail Zhukhovitsky, a Kyrgyz passport consultant, announced that applications submitted after January 24 of this year will not be considered. "Forget about Kyrgyzstan. It is impossible to get citizenship now. No matter how much money you pay," he said.

Turkey and Spain have agreed to build a large aircraft carrier, approximately 300 meters long. This aircraft carrier will serve the interests of the navies of both countries.

By 2030, China plans to open six more human organ transplant centers in East Turkestan, bringing the total number of such institutions to nine. This is incomprehensible for a region with a low donation rate and sparse population.

Indian Army Deputy Chief of Staff General Rahul Singh said that when India launched Operation Sindoor, Turkey played a significant role in the war by supporting the Islamic Republic. "We had two enemies on our border: now we have three. Pakistan is on the front line. And China is helping it as much as it can: 81 percent of Pakistan's military equipment is made in China. Now Turkey has joined these countries," the Indian general said.

The Uzbek banker immediately went to the hospital after his release. After a medical examination, it was found that he had numerous bruises and physical injuries on his body. The fact is that the 48-year-old banker was participating in the construction of a gas-cycle power plant in the Surkhandarya region in cooperation with the French company EDF. He went to Paris to meet with French partners within the framework of this project. An official from Anorbank confirmed that such an incident really happened and said that Olimov used his own money to get released, and that the money of customers who had deposited with the bank was not used.

According to the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, since the beginning of this year, the demand for Islamic finance has increased by almost 50%. According to experts from the National Bank, the population considers the conditions of Islamic financial institutions to be more attractive than those of traditional banks and credit unions. In particular, in 2024, the volume of Islamic finance exceeded 10 billion soms, an increase of 45% compared to 2023. By the summer of 2025, this figure reached 12.1 billion soms (an increase of 33.6%). This process is observed in all areas where Islamic finance is used. In particular, the greatest growth was recorded in the consumer credit segment. Since the beginning of this year, citizens have received funds from Islamic financial institutions for various needs in the amount of about 2.4 billion soms - this is 49.9% more than at the end of 2024.