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Russia ready to resume three-way Ukraine talks in November, Kremlin aide says
Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow is prepared to restart Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations around 10 November, likely in Abu Dhabi,…
→Drone strikes hit three Yandex data centres, knocking out flagship supercomputers
Ukrainian drones struck Yandex facilities in Ryazan, Kaluga and Vladimir oblasts in quick succession last week, disabling what the company described…
→Trump’s Ambassador to Greece Forced Out After Corruption Allegations
Kimberly Guilfoyle, confirmed as U.S. envoy to Athens less than a year ago, was publicly asked to resign at a White…
→Houthis tighten pressure on Saudi Arabia as analysts question Tehran’s grip on the group
Two Uzbek political analysts argue the Yemeni militia is increasingly acting on its own calculus — but the risks of miscalculation…
→Denau shopping centre blast damaged 226 properties worth 22.6 billion soums, MES says
Two people died and nine were injured when an explosion tore through the Indenim mall in Surkhandarya region last month; 25…
→No Omicron detected yet, but complacency would be a mistake, health official warns
Deputy head of Uzbekistan's sanitary surveillance service says the country's medical system is prepared for the variant's possible arrival, but urges…
→Mirziyoyev and Rubio Meet in Samarkand as US–Uzbekistan Business Council Seals $12 Billion in Deals
The US Secretary of State's visit to Uzbekistan for the C5+1 ministerial coincided with a landmark session of the bilateral business…
→Rogun HPP to sell electricity to Uzbekistan at 3.4 cents per kilowatt-hour under 20-year deal
Tajikistan has approved a bilateral agreement under which the Rogun hydropower plant will supply power to Uzbekistan during peak demand periods,…
→ILO and IFC launch Better Work programme to raise standards in Uzbek garment sector
A new 24-month initiative backed by EBRD funding will bring compliance assessments, training and advisory services to textile and garment factories…
→Solar and wind output more than doubles as renewables reach a fifth of Uzbekistan’s electricity mix
Green generation hit 16.8 billion kWh in 2025, saving 3.2 billion cubic metres of natural gas and cutting 4.7 million tonnes…
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