The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s zeitgeist, by theme
Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Shifts
What is gaining and losing ground
- NewTrade wars and tariffs
Uzbekistan · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the south-west. It is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world, the other being Liechtenstein. The country has a population of more than 39 million, making it the most populous country in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is a member of the Organisation of Turkic States.
- В Ташкенте автобусный коридор соединит Сергели и Юнусабадnuz.uz
- Вести.UZРоссийская онковакцина уничтожила метастазыvesti.uz
- Uzbekistan airports' nine-month passenger traffic up 13% to 12.66Mtrend.az · 2 outlets
- Uzbekistan Livestock Shift: Partnering for Intensive Tech Adoptionenglish.pravda.ru
- Uzbekistan offers technical cooperation to Pakistan in seeds, horticulture and livestockarynews.tv
- ICBA Director-General honoured for innovation leadership at Uzbekistan's InnoWeek 2026centralasiatimes.com
- Uzbekistan mining conference to feature 200-plus industry leaderscanadianminingjournal.com
- Uzbekistan and South Korea consider developing trade and economic tiesakipress.com
Pictures
Triumphant crowd at Registan, Sher-Dor Madrasah. The Emir of Bukhara viewing the severed heads of Russian soldiers on poles. Painting by Vasily Vereshchagin…Vasily Vereshchagin · Public domain 
The Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan (Lower House)LBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0 
The Afrosiyob high-speed trainAdam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Newlywed couples visit Tamerlane's statues to receive wedding blessingsJean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 
Mosque of BukharaJean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 
Traditional Uzbek potterySigismund von Dobschütz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
On YouTube
- O'ZBEKISTON MUSTAQILLIGINING 35 YILLIGI — 2026 | To'liq holdaO'zbekiston 24 Telekanali
- Marco Rubio Lands in Uzbekistan for Key US-Central Asia Talks on Trade, Minerals and SecurityIndia Today Global
- JUST IN: Marco Rubio Meets Uzbekistan Officials at Samarkand’s Iconic Registan Square | AC1WNews Central
Uzbekistan · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
New
New
Organizations
Uzbekistan
Discussion
Uzbekistan · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Washington DC, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
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Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Washington DC, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
Mike Mozart from Funny YouTube, USA, CC BY 2.0 Breakout
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Andrey Korzun, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 203 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- China retira candidatura para a COP33 de 2028 (correiodopovo.com.br)
- В Самаркандской области пресекли незаконную погрузку смеси из русел (centralasia.media)
Survey · 2023 83% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.3The GDELT Project
- Fear1.2× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.8× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual7.6 words per 1,000usually 8.1The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Andrey Korzun, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Picasdre, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
By category
Business & economy
Andrey Korzun, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Picasdre, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Music
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Okras, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Celebrities & creators
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Washington DC, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
Sports
Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Original: Mech867 / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY 4.0
Industries here
Music 55Sports & fitness 3Media & entertainment 2Cars & mobility 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Unemployment4.6%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth7.7%2025 · +1.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Education
- Language and Linguistics
- Economics and Econometrics
- Plant Science
Society
- Say humans mainly cause climate change32.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority77.3%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1NAVAI
Rising
2Blok3
Falling
3Karol G
4Miyagi & Andy Panda
6The Weeknd
7Artik & Asti
9Tohir Sodiqov
10Basta
Apple Music · 2026-11-14
Data credits: Apple Music · Google Trends. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.