People attend a vigil at Orem City Center Park, Orem, Utah, September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart |
- Graphic videos that swept across social media of Charlie Kirk's shooting made the activist's death an indelible moment, forcing young Americans to confront the public killing of a prominent political leader not much older than themselves.
- The sniper who killed the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was still on the loose even as investigators flooded the internet with photos and video of a man believed to have carried out the politically charged killing. Rumors and misinformation about the incident are rampant on social media.
- FBI Director Kash Patel is under scrutiny after saying Charlie Kirk's killer had been caught. US Law Enforcement Correspondent Jana Winter tells the Reuters World News podcast this is reviving concerns about his lack of law enforcement experience.
- President Donald Trump's administration plans to call for sharply narrowing the right to asylum at the United Nations later this month, documents show, as it seeks to undo the post-World War Two framework around humanitarian protection.
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- Escalating fears about government finances everywhere from Britain to Japan have so far been contained mostly within bond markets, but big investors are preparing for stress to spread across assets from big tech to housing and currencies.
- Giorgio Armani's will instructs heirs to sell a 15% stake in the Italian fashion house within 18 months and later transfer an additional 30% to 54.9% to the same buyer between three and five years after his death, according to a copy of the will reviewed by Reuters.
- Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison might become the world's richest person after Oracle announced a clutch of cloud computing deals that rocked the tech world and sent its stock up 35.9%. Here's everything you need to know about the octogenarian billionaire.
- The US Federal Trade Commission said it is seeking information from several companies including Alphabet, Meta Platforms and OpenAI that provide consumer-facing AI-powered chatbots, on how these firms measure, test and monitor potentially negative impacts of the technology.
- Britain's economy recorded zero monthly growth in July after a sharp drop in factory output, in line with expectations for a slower start to the second half of 2025. Manufacturing output - which makes up 9% of the economy - dropped by a hefty 1.3%
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ICE lags behind Trump's elevated arrest targets |
Daily average book-ins to detention centers by month compared to White House-directed arrest quotas |
Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse |
On Monday, the US Supreme Court to Trump's hardline immigration agenda and the same day, the administration said it . The administration tripled its daily quota for Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests from 1,000 to 3,000 in late May, . But data from Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse indicates that the agency has not kept pace. ICE does not just face public outrage, but also within its own ranks. Meanwhile the White House plans to target more businesses for enforcement. Read more in our new feature, the Chart of the Week. |
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A model from Swiss watchmaker Swatch named "WHAT IF...TARIFFS?" with the numbers 3 and 9 reversed on its face, Geneva, September 12, 2025. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy |
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has begun selling a special edition watch with the numbers three and nine reversed on its face in a play on the 39% tariffs Trump imposed on US imports from Switzerland last month. |
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