AI & Courts: India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant met Uzbekistan’s Supreme Court chair Robakhon Makhmudova in Tashkent, discussing judicial cooperation and how AI/digital tools can support courts while protecting constitutional values. Public Health: Uzbekistan stepped up sanitary and epidemiological readiness after suspected plague reports in Russia’s Irkutsk region, with monitoring and contact observation underway. Education Reform: Uzbekistan merged the preschool/school education and higher education/science ministries into one Ministry of Education and Science to unify management and strengthen science activity. Cyber Cooperation: Uzbekistan explored cyber cooperation with a Russian firm via the Sakuranesia-linked initiative focused on AI and secure data for training. Space Science: China’s Shenzhou-23 crew continued space science experiments and station maintenance, including Raman spectrometer studies and health checks. Transport Infrastructure: UAE signed a trilateral MoU with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to cooperate on the Central Asia–South Asia railway project, aiming to boost trade and regional integration. Agritech/Climate: Dutch researchers tested rice as a pilot approach to address sinking peatlands, highlighting climate-driven shifts in farming.