Warren Buffett is retiring as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, and as he exits the stage after six decades, the spotlight turns not just on his successor Greg Abel, but also to one of his legacies. It's a market valuation tool that's now sounding the alarm.

Taiwan's world-leading microchip manufacturer TSMC says it has started mass producing next-generation "2-nanometre" chips.

Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha," retires on December 31 as chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway. He will continue as chairman. Greg Abel will formally take over as CEO on Thursday, January 1.

She felt her achievements as a scientist and the historical significance of her flight were overshadowed by "an avalanche of misogyny."

Khaleda Zia Funeral Updates: Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday following Zohr prayers at Parliament's South Plaza and the adjoining Manik Mia Avenue

A city-enhancing "starchitect," a savior of IBM, a revered fashion designer and the founding chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission were among the notable business and finance figures who died in 2025.

Pakistan recorded its deadliest year of violence in a decade, with gunfights, airstrikes, and suicide bombings marking much of 2025, as relations with neighbouring Afghanistan deteriorated.

New Delhi has rejected China's claims of mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during the military conflict earlier this year.

Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian soldiers it had detained since July under the renewed ceasefire the two countries agreed on the weekend to end a border conflict, Cambodian and Thai authorities said.

At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday.

Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate incidents within weeks of each other in New England.

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates arrived for separatist forces in the war-torn country, and warned that it viewed Emirati actions as "extremely dangerous."

Bajendra Biswas, another Hindu man, was shot dead in Bangladesh's Mymensingh, days after a mob lynched and killed factory worker Dipu Chandra Das over false blasphemy accusations.

The funeral of Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia will be held on Wednesday and she will be buried with full state honours beside her husband, late president Ziaur Rahman, the interim government said on Tuesday.

After US President Donald Trump, China has claimed credit for mediating peace between India and Pakistan during the military conflict earlier this year, despite New Delhi's pushback, which has repeatedly rejected any third-party mediation.

Ukraine launched a series of drone attacks on Tuesday targeting Moscow, parts of western Russia and annexed Crimea, injuring one person near the Russian capital, Russian authorities said.

American environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of late president John F. Kennedy, has died from cancer at the age of 35, her family announced Tuesday.

Elon Musk said on Tuesday his artificial intelligence startup xAI has bought a third building to expand its infrastructure, aiming to boost training capacity to nearly 2 gigawatts of compute power.

Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a message of understanding from the president.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that 2026 will be a crucial year for artificial intelligence, marking a shift from experimentation and excitement to wider, real-world adoption of the technology.