Tens of thousands of Crimean Tatars were expelled from their homeland on May 18, 1944 by order of Joseph Stalin. Within 15 minutes, about 259,000 Crimean Tatars, mostly old people, women and children, were brought to the square and put on carts for transporting animals. Half of the Crimean Tatars deported in inhumane conditions died on the way before reaching their destination.
On May 13, a fight broke out between Kyrgyz and foreigners in one of the hostels in Bishkek. On the night of May 18, after this brawl, a protest was organized with the participation of about 1,000 people. 29 people were injured in the clashes. The Prime Minister of Pakistan expressed concern about Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan.
A US Interior Department official has become the first Jewish official to publicly resign in protest of Israel's tacit support for its "genocidal" war in Gaza. "In light of President Biden's devastating and continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza, I can no longer in good conscience represent this administration," said Lily Greenberg Coll.
The Kazakh government has started arresting Uzbek citizens who have violated Russian legislation or failed to pay fines. Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that Kazakhstan and Russia agreed on mutual recognition and enforcement of decisions on administrative and criminal cases.
The President of Uzbekistan and the Prime Minister of Malaysia agreed to expand cooperation in the fields of Islamic finance, Halal certification, artificial intelligence, and tourism. "Umra plus" program on pilgrimage tourism will be launched. The President said that he is ready to establish the Uzbekistan-Malaysia industrial zone.
Uzbekistan Airways will carry out 124 charter passenger flights within the framework of the "Haj-2024" program. It is planned to transport 15 thousand 130 pilgrims on Boeing 767 planes, they will be served a hot breakfast during check-in at the airport, and special meals will be distributed during the flight.
It has been 224 days since Israel launched its war of aggression and destruction in the Gaza Strip. 24 hours of major events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.
Former Australian military lawyer David McBright has been jailed for six years for exposing the killing of many unarmed men, children and civilians in Afghanistan by Australian special forces between 2005 and 2016.
New Caledonia, a special subject of France, became the scene of violent unrest
Uzbekistan intends to import more than 1 million tons of coal from Afghanistan, as well as start construction works at the Imam Al-Bukhari madrasa in Mazar-e-Sharif, implement the projects of developing the technical and economic basis of the Trans-Afghan railway project, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan reported.