The UN Security Council condemned Israeli strikes on Qatar's capital Doha without explicitly naming Israel, with all 15 members including the United States supporting the statement that expressed solidarity with Qatar and respect for its sovereignty. The Council's action followed Israel's September 9 airstrike targeting Hamas political leadership in residential buildings in Doha that killed six people, including five Hamas members and one Qatari security officer.

The Israeli operation marked the first time Israel had struck within a Gulf Cooperation Council member state and the first direct attack on Qatar, which hosts the largest US military base in the Middle East at Al Udeid. Fifteen Israeli fighter jets fired 10 munitions at a residential compound near a Woqod petrol station on Wadi Rawdan Street in Doha's Leqtaifiya district, targeting Hamas negotiators who were meeting to discuss the latest US ceasefire proposal.

The Security Council statement emphasized Qatar's vital role alongside Egypt and the United States in mediation efforts to end the Gaza war, with members calling for the release of hostages and an end to the conflict to remain top priorities. US President Donald Trump had expressed displeasure with the attack, stating it did not advance Israeli or American goals and describing the unilateral bombing of Qatar as counterproductive to peace efforts.

Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry announced the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa and al-Jawf had risen to 46 killed and 165 wounded as of September 11. The casualties stem from Israel's September 10 operation against Houthi military installations, which Israeli officials described as retaliation for continued drone and missile attacks on Israeli territory. The strikes hit civilian areas, medical facilities, and government compounds across the two Yemeni governorates.

The escalation in Yemen occurred one day after Israel's unprecedented strike on Qatar, demonstrating Israel's expanding military operations across multiple fronts against Iranian-backed groups throughout the region. The airstrikes marked Israel's 17th operation against the Houthis since beginning attacks on the Iran-backed group in July 2024, representing part of Israel's broader regional campaign following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

Russian forces conducted extensive overnight strikes across multiple Ukrainian regions on September 11, targeting military installations and civilian infrastructure with drones and guided aerial bombs. The attacks hit seven Ukrainian oblasts including Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhya, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Kherson, and Chernigov regions, marking another escalation in Russia's sustained aerial campaign against Ukrainian positions and civilian areas.

Sumy bore the brunt of the assault, with Russian drone strikes damaging 30 buildings during the night and morning of September 11. Russian forces specifically targeted a temporary deployment point of Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in Sumy, while also striking warehouses and production facilities at the former Vilkove Fleet Repair and Maintenance Base. The attacks caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure and sparked fires at multiple strike locations.

In Kharkiv region, Russian forces continued their systematic destruction campaign, with officials reporting that over 95% of buildings in the strategic city of Kupiansk have been destroyed or damaged. The ongoing attacks have made humanitarian aid delivery impossible due to persistent Russian drone activity in the area. Russian aircraft dropped guided bombs on the village of Hrushevka in the frontline Kindrashivka community of Kupiansk district during the early morning hours.

The strikes extended across the Donbas region, with Russian forces targeting the Ukrainian Armed Forces-occupied city of Slavyansk and conducting operations against what intelligence sources described as a camouflaged deployment point of Azov units in Bylbasivka. The attacks represent part of Russia's broader offensive operations continuing in the Konstantinovka, Kupyansk, Mirnograd, Velyka Novosilka, and Svatove directions.

Ukrainian defense officials reported that Russian forces advanced territorial control in multiple areas, taking control of the settlements of Sosnovka and Novonikolayevka while continuing ground operations supported by the aerial bombardment campaign. The sustained Russian offensive reflects Moscow's continued commitment to territorial expansion despite mounting casualties and international pressure.

South Sudan's government charged First Vice President Riek Machar with treason, murder, and crimes against humanity on September 11, escalating a political crisis that raises fears the world's newest nation could return to civil war. Justice Minister Joseph Geng announced the charges against Machar and seven other officials, including former petroleum minister Puot Kang Chol, in connection with March attacks by the White Army militia against federal forces.

The charges stem from militia attacks in Nasir, Upper Nile State, where the White Army overran a government garrison, killing its commanding officer and more than 250 soldiers according to government claims. The Justice Ministry stated the attacks were influenced by Machar and others through coordinated military and political structures, with evidence revealing the White Army operated under the command of Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-in Opposition leaders.

President Salva Kiir suspended Machar as First Vice President on September 11 because of the criminal allegations, marking a significant deterioration in the delicate power-sharing arrangement established by the 2018 peace deal. Machar has remained under house arrest since March following government accusations of subversive activities, with his precise whereabouts in South Sudan unknown and his political supporters calling for his release.

The charges include terrorism, conspiracy, destruction of public property and military assets, and crimes against humanity, with the Justice Ministry citing gross violations of Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law. A spokesman for Machar dismissed the charges as a political witch hunt, arguing the justice system lacks independence and can be directed politically. International powers have repeatedly called for Machar's release, warning his detention could tip the country back into civil war.

The political crisis threatens to unravel South Sudan's fragile peace following a civil war from 2013 to 2018 that killed an estimated 400,000 people and displaced roughly four million. Both Kiir and Machar are historical leaders of the rebel movement that secured South Sudan's independence from Sudan in 2011, but they represent rival ethnic groups with Kiir from the Dinka majority and Machar from the Nuer, the country's second-largest ethnic group.

China's newest aircraft carrier Fujian transited through the Taiwan Strait on September 11, marking the first passage by the advanced vessel through the sensitive waterway as it headed to the South China Sea for scientific research trials and training missions. The People's Liberation Army Navy confirmed the 80,000-tonne carrier's movement as part of the normal construction process ahead of its expected commissioning into active service.

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force spotted the Fujian for the first time on September 11, accompanied by two destroyers CNS Hangzhou and CNS Jinan, sailing southwest approximately 200 kilometers northwest of the disputed Senkaku Islands. The carrier displayed a clean flight deck without aircraft, helicopters, or aircraft support vehicles during its transit, indicating its pre-commissioning status as it undergoes final sea trials.

The Fujian represents China's most advanced aircraft carrier and features an electromagnetic aircraft launching system, making it only the second carrier worldwide after the USS Gerald Ford to employ this technology. Chinese naval officials emphasized the cross-regional trials and training are routine missions not directed at any specific target, though the timing and route through contested waters demonstrate Beijing's growing naval capabilities.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense confirmed it used joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance means to monitor the situation and responded accordingly. The carrier's passage occurs amid China's continued military expansion in the Pacific and follows recent combat drills by China's two operational carriers Liaoning and Shandong in the western Pacific that unsettled regional neighbors including Japan.

The US Department of Defense has assessed China as having the world's largest navy numerically, with a battle force of more than 370 ships and submarines. The Fujian's expected commissioning will give China three operational aircraft carriers as Beijing seeks to challenge the US-led alliance system and expand its reach across the Pacific region, particularly around Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory.

Pakistani security forces killed five militants during intelligence-based operations in North Waziristan and Bannu districts on September 11, bringing the total to 19 fighters eliminated across three separate engagements over two days. The Inter-Services Public Relations confirmed four militants died in North Waziristan's Datta Khel area while one was killed during clashes in Bannu district, with weapons and ammunition recovered from both locations.

The operations follow the elimination of 14 militants on September 10 in Mohmand district's Guluno area after an intense exchange of fire between security forces and fighters identified as members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Pakistani military officials stated those killed were actively involved in terrorist activities across the country, with the operations conducted near the Afghan border where militant groups maintain strongholds.

The counterterrorism raids occurred following a Pakistani Taliban attack on a security camp in Bannu that killed six soldiers, including Major Adnan Aslam who died from wounds sustained during the September 2 assault. Video footage showed Aslam shielding a wounded soldier during the attack before returning fire and killing an attacker despite being critically wounded, leading to his recognition as a hero by Pakistani leadership.

President Asif Ali Zardari praised the operations and the courage of Pakistani soldiers, vowing the country would continue pursuing militants until every terrorist and their facilitators are brought to justice. The military emphasized that locals in the operational areas appreciated the actions and expressed full support for eliminating the terrorism threat from their regions.

The latest operations reflect Pakistan's ongoing struggle with militant violence, particularly from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which has intensified attacks against Pakistani forces following the Afghan Taliban's seizure of power in Afghanistan in 2021. Pakistani officials frequently accuse the TTP of operating from Afghan territory, charges both Afghanistan and the group's alleged supporters deny, as security forces continue operations along the volatile border region.

No significant conflict developments, military operations, terrorist attacks, or major cybersecurity incidents were documented across the Americas and cyber/space theaters on September 11, 2025. The absence of immediate events during this reporting period reflects normal variance in daily conflict cycles rather than resolution of underlying security challenges affecting these regions.