Russian health officials have reported high epizootic activity in a natural plague focus on the border between Russia and Mongolia. The Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection (Rospotrebnadzor) announced the findings.
The Afghan national team has withdrawn from the kokpar tournament at the 6th World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan. The decision came after a 1:4 loss to Uzbekistan in their opening match, but the team cited problems with horses as the reason for their exit.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Podrobno.uz reports that two flights en route from Uzbekistan to Moscow were forced to alter their routes due to temporary restrictions imposed in Russian airspace.
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have announced plans to increase their bilateral trade volume to $3 billion. This was stated by Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev in an interview with the Dunyo news agency, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence.
In the Almaty region of Kazakhstan, a 35-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan was fatally stabbed in the village of Aktas, where he worked as a bread seller in a local tandyr bakery.
Russia's biometric system at border checkpoints has identified approximately 70,000 migrants who are banned from entering the country. This was announced by Irina Volk, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Kazakh part of the Aral Sea continues to gradually fill with water. According to the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Kazakhstan, about 1.2 billion cubic meters of water have been directed into the sea since October last year, increasing the total water volume in the area to 23.4 billion cubic meters.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has introduced amendments to the country's Foreign Policy Concept until 2030, removing references related to former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. This was reported by inbusiness.kz, citing PRG.Zanger.
On August 18, the Bostandyk District Court of Almaty delivered a verdict against Gulnar Bazhenova, the former editor-in-chief of the publication Orda.kz. She was found guilty of illegal entrepreneurship, dissemination of false information, and embezzlement of entrusted property.
Reports have circulated on social media that more than 30 citizens of Uzbekistan have been detained in Turkey's Aydin province in connection with suspicious money transfers carried out through bank cards. The Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Istanbul has issued an official statement regarding the situation.
Andrey Klepach, the chief economist at Russia's state development bank VEB, has been removed from his position, Russian media reported, following the public release of a speech in which he warned that Russia's economy was being harmed by the war on Ukraine.
A court in Pskov on Monday found Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of Russia's liberal opposition party Yabloko, guilty of 'public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation' and sentenced him to 11 years and 1 month in a penal colony.