After reaching an agreement with Ukraine to jointly mine strategic resources, the United States sees Central Asia as the next important region for extracting rare minerals.

US officials thanked President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for organizing and funding the deportation of 131 citizens of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The flight carrying the Central Asians was carried out as part of an agreement between Washington and Tashkent.

A tiny parasitic wasp injects its venom into the relatively large body of a wasp, turning it into a living nest in which its tiny wasps can grow. Israel is a modern-day version of a similar parasitic wasp — it injects its host (the United States) with a mind-altering venom, causing it to accept parasitism and eventually die. If we allow Israel to turn our nation into a zombie-like nation, not the free nation our founding fathers dreamed of, we will simply be facilitating our mutual mass destruction. From an article by Scott Ritter, an American writer and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer.

According to the country's Central Command, the second aircraft carrier in the region, the USS Carl Vinson, has begun operations. It is now conducting daily strikes against Yemeni Houthi positions in the Red Sea, along with the USS Harry Truman.

The administration of US President Donald Trump is planning to close the country's doors to citizens of 43 countries. These countries are divided into three categories - "red", "orange" and "yellow". Uzbekistan is not included in this list.

Yesterday, US Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East Brett Whitkoff met with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan and Egypt in Doha. The talks discussed the implementation of the Arab plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, the establishment of an administrative committee to manage it, and mechanisms to accelerate the reconstruction process.

US President Donald Trump has once again demanded that the Taliban return tanks, trucks, weapons, and night vision equipment. The Taliban has indicated that they can only use these weapons to attack the United States. Earlier, the Taliban said that the United States has not provided any financial assistance to Afghanistan.

Representatives of the United States, Ukraine, and Russia have arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks on resolving the situation in Ukraine. Some media outlets are reporting that the meeting will take place without the participation of the Ukrainian delegation.

The occupying powers - Israel and the United States - want to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions and "aggressive actions" in the Middle East.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Arab states to offer their own solutions to Gaza, accusing them of indifference and indifference.