Influential US billionaire investor Warren Buffett stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate announced Friday.

An air traffic control outage that affected hundreds of thousands of passengers last week was caused by a "software issue", the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said Friday.

This year's Nobel prize-winners, to be announced October 5-12, will receive 12 million kronor ($1.21 million) per discipline, up from 11 million in 2025, the Nobel Foundation said Friday.

Shelter conditions for the majority of Gazans range from critical to catastrophic as the rainy season arrives, UN humanitarians said on Friday.

​Russia has substantially expanded its entry ban list for European Union representatives in response to the EU's 21st package of anti-Russian sanctions adopted on July 23, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead a delegation to the United States for economic and trade consultations with the U.S. side from September 19 to 23, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Saturday.The two sides will hold consultations on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, guided by

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland giving the United States "permanent control" over security and other needs in Greenland.

As Greece enters the latter part of its wildfire season, Elias Tziritis, wildfires actions coordinator at WWF Greece, said a growing challenge is not only how much land burns but also which areas are affected and whether they are hit repeatedly.

The United States will allow top Iranian officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, the US State Department said on Thursday, even as Washington and Tehran remain at war and continue intermittent talks aimed at ending the conflict.

Poland has joined an anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine and other European countries, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on governments of UN member states to keep their promises on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

US President Donald Trump said Friday that CNN, MS NOW (previously known as MSNBC) and Politico were banned from the White House "effective immediately," citing what he called fake news in a post on Truth Social.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regrets the U.S. denial of visas for Palestinian officials which would prevent Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from participating in person in this year's General Assembly high-level week, said a UN spokesman on Friday.

Explosions were heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh early Saturday. Local residents received air defense alerts via mobile apps.

At the China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a People's Daily reporter spoke with a Timor-Leste official to hear his thoughts on exchanges and cooperation. (Produced by Ma Yunzhe and Intern Zhao Wenchang)