Warren Buffett is leaving his post as Berkshire Hathaway chairman after more than 50 years in the role. The company said Friday that the 96-year-old will immediately become chairman emeritus.

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Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after more than six decades leading the company, which made him a household name among millions of investors worldwide.

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Berkshire Hathaway said Warren Buffett will step down as chairman, with his son Howard set to replace him under a long-standing succession plan.

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A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said Thursday that reasonable grounds existed to believe the United States was behind two February military strikes on a school and a sports facility in Iran, which it deemed war crimes. The mission also found that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.

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UN-backed human rights experts say the United States may have committed war crimes in two strikes on February 28 that killed more than 178 people, including 120 children. The attacks came at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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Nigerian police are investigating the deaths of 37 people detained after an illegal-mining operation. Officials attribute the deaths to a suspected disease outbreak, while a survivor says 65 detainees were packed into a poorly ventilated cell and may have suffocated. Niger State declared three days of mourning, and protests were reportedly met with tear gas.

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At least 33 people arrested in Nigeria on alleged illegal-mining charges have been found dead while in security custody. Officials suspect disease may have caused the deaths.

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At least 37 people suspected of illegal mining died while detained by Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defense Corps in Minna, Niger State. Officials suspect disease, while preliminary intelligence points to overcrowding and poor ventilation. Police are investigating, and the state government has formed an inquiry committee and declared three days of mourning.

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Nigerian authorities opened an investigation Thursday after 37 people suspected of illegal mining died at a civil defence detention facility in central Niger state. Accounts differ over whether a disease outbreak or overcrowding and poor ventilation caused the deaths.

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Officials say about 37 people suspected of illegal mining died while detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps in north-central Niger state, prompting protests.

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Canadians in Vancouver reacted to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposal to strengthen ties with the European Union, including the possibility of associate member status.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured an offer this week for Canada to become the European Union’s first associate member. The largely symbolic win supports his campaign to show that Canada can prosper while reducing its reliance on the United States, though the relationship still faces limits.

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Russia is holding its first parliamentary elections since the Ukraine war. With only parties loyal to Vladimir Putin allowed to run, the vote is being portrayed as nothing more than a veneer of democracy.

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Russians began three days of voting on Friday in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election. With virtually no opposition, the contest is almost certain to reinforce the Kremlin’s political dominance.

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The Kremlin warns that a sweeping US bill imposing additional sanctions on Russia could hinder efforts to settle the Ukraine issue. As Russian parliamentary voting begins, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres backs possible trilateral talks during the 2026 UN General Assembly high-level week, while the EU proposes Ukraine for a planned European Security Council.

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Russian Central Election Commission Deputy Chairman Nikolay Bulayev said Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, along with the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, are now fully integrated into Russia’s election system. He said elections are being held under extremely challenging conditions, with measures taken to help residents and others exercise their right to vote.

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Russia’s parliamentary election began on Sept. 18 and runs through Sept. 20. It is expected to serve as a rubber-stamp ritual for legitimizing Vladimir Putin’s rule, with anti-war candidates and genuine opposition largely barred. Kremlin-controlled parties are expected to prevail, amid predictions of widespread vote rigging.

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More than 1,100 international observers from 133 countries will monitor Russia’s State Duma elections, Central Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said. A total of 381,341 observers are registered, including 209,548 appointed by 11 political parties.

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Officials say a powerful bomb exploded at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 30.

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Two suicide bombings at a police residential compound in Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killed at least 16 people and injured more than 50, officials said. The dead included 11 civilians and five police officers. Police and counterterrorism forces killed six militants during a subsequent operation, while no group immediately claimed responsibility.

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The China Coast Guard says Philippine vessel 3015 ignored repeated warnings near Xianbin Jiao, abruptly changed course and accelerated across the bow of the Chinese ship, causing a collision. China said the Philippine side bore full responsibility and urged it to stop what it called provocative and infringing actions.

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Thousands of migrants are being moved to a new facility in Ceuta, with officers firing warning shots. It is the fifth temporary reception space established to handle a crisis that began in late July, when more than 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco.

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After the rate hike, the yen weakened beyond 157 against the dollar and the 10-year Japanese government bond yield declined, while the Nikkei 225 climbed 1.5%.

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The Bank of Japan raised its main interest rate from 1% to 1.25%, its highest level since 1995. It was the sixth increase since 2024, as Japan contends with a weak yen, rising prices and a shrinking workforce, while the Iran war drives up energy costs and inflation pressure.

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The Bank of Japan raised its target rate from 1% to 1.25%, the highest since 1995, seeking to limit inflationary pressure linked to the war in Iran. Two board members opposed the move. The yen fell about 0.7% against the dollar, helping the Nikkei rise nearly 2%.

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The Bank of Japan lifted interest rates to 1.25%, the highest level in 31 years, in a widely anticipated move aimed at limiting the risk that inflation would overshoot its 2% target.

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The yen fell against major currencies in Asian trading on Friday after the Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected rate hike that failed to stop the currency’s decline.

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Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate from 1.0% to 1.25% on Friday, reaching a 31-year high.

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An estimated 125,000 people, including more than 57,000 children, have fled since fighting began in July between Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemen’s government and its Saudi ally. The UN calls it one of Yemen’s fastest and most volatile displacement waves in years. Thousands are risking the Bab el-Mandeb crossing to Djibouti, often in extreme heat and without enough water.

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