English

Fireworks, drones and light displays illuminate New Tashkent during celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence.

Video. Uzbekistan marks independence anniversary with new national agenda

Updated: 29/08/2026 - 14:08 GMT+2

The anniversary ceremony in New Tashkent combined political messaging with a large-scale cultural programme. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced seven national programmes, including major targets for investment, education, healthcare and economic growth.

Read full article

Top stories

Now playing Next

Uzbekistan marks independence anniversary with new national agenda

Now playing Next

US and Venezuela strike huge oil deal

Now playing Next

Latest news bulletin | August 29th, 2026 – Midday

Now playing Next

Latest news bulletin | August 29th, 2026 – Morning

Now playing Next

German troops on NATO’s eastern flank: War has never been this close

Now playing Next

Extreme heat splits Italy: over 44C in the south, heavy downpours in the north

Now playing Next

At least 37 killed after Russian strike sparks major fire and explosions at a warehouse in Bucha

Now playing Next

‘I’m free’: How VR therapy helped a schizophrenia patient silence 27 years of voices

Now playing Next

Iceland goes to the polls in high-stakes EU referendum

Now playing Next

Céline Dion concerts: Canadian star returns to Paris after six years away from the stage

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

More from World News

Nepal

Death toll nears 500 as rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

World News

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid rising trade tensions with Canada

Belgium

Draghi’s new Rhine Group wants to fix Europe. But how?

Nepal

Around 1,300 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse

Latest video

No Comment

Israeli activists protest outside EU offices in Jerusalem over Gaza war

No Comment

Israeli strikes hit Gaza shelters, killing four amid deteriorating camp conditions

Culture news

Thieves buy tickets before plundering necklace worth millions from Vienna museum

No Comment

Algeria’s north-east scorched by deadly wildfires, national mourning declared

Climate

Extreme heat splits Italy: over 44C in the south, heavy downpours in the north

Made in Europe

Skyrocketing windmills: The world’s tallest wind power plant is going to dwarf the Eiffel tower

Cinema

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'The Dog Stars' - A smouldering Jacob Elordi can't save us

Europe News

Fight for water: Dried-up lakes and mass fish deaths at one of Hungary's largest fish farms

ADVERTISEMENT

Culture news

Kyiv theatre turns Homer’s Odyssey into a story of war and return

Europe News

Russian drone strikes hit Ukraine as warehouses burn

No Comment

Spain: Clashes erupt in Ceuta as anti-migrant protesters confront police

Health news

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations against world's fastest-growing outbreak

No Comment

Nepal: army rescues hundreds as diaspora mourns lives lost

Europe News

Norway's new monarch King Haakon VIII: His life, role and challenges ahead

Business

'Grief, anger, rage': Former Nazi camp site becomes business park, sparking anger in Austria

Europe News

Norway's King Harald V dies aged 89 as leaders pay tribute to a 'true European'

See all articles on nocomment

See all articles on europe-today

See all articles on the-ring

See all articles on the-cube

See all articles on europe-in-motion

See all articles on 12-minutes-with

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT