AnewZ Morning Brief - 11 September, 2025

Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 11th of September, covering the latest developments you need to know.

1. Charlie Kirk dies after campus shooting in Utah

Conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday.

Kirk, 31, who is one of the most prominent conservative activists in the U.S. and a close ally of President Donald Trump, was speaking at a campus rally on Wednesday afternoon when a gunman opened fire. Campus police confirmed that a single shot was fired at the visiting speaker shortly after 12:10 p.m. local time. He was rushed from the scene by his security team, but later succumbed to his injuries. A suspect was taken into custody.

2. Qatar condemns Netanyahu's 'reckless' remarks on hosting Hamas office

Qatar has hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a strongly worded statement early on Thursday, describing his remarks about the Gulf country's hosting of a Hamas office as "reckless". 

The heated exchange came more than a day after Israel attempted to kill Hamas political leaders in an air strike on Doha on Tuesday.

In exclusive CNN interview on Wednesday, Prime Minister of Qatar His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said, "what Netanyahu has done yesterday, he just killed any hope for those hostages.”

3. Israel will kill Hamas leaders next time if they survived Qatar attack, Israeli official said

The Israeli ambassador to the United States said that if Israel failed to kill Hamas leaders in an airstrike in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, it would succeed next time, which raised concerns the attack could threaten efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza. 

"We have put terrorists on notice, wherever they may be .... we're going to pursue them, and we're going to destroy those who will destroy us," Yechiel Leiter said in a speech at the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday.

4. Azerbaijan and the Vatican ink deal to study and digitise historic documents

The Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Azerbaijan’s Academy of Sciences (ANAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vatican Apostolic Library and Archive to preserve and digitise documents on Azerbaijani history, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The deal aims to promote cooperation in science and research while enabling the study, preservation and digitisation of historical documents related to Azerbaijan held in the Vatican archives.

5. North Korea leader positioning daughter as successor, says Seoul agency

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have solidified the status of his daughter Kim Ju Ae as his likely successor after she accompanied him on a visit to China, South Korean lawmakers said on Thursday, citing the country's spy agency.

Kim Ju Ae stayed at the North Korean embassy and avoided the public spotlight during the Beijing visit, but just being on the overseas trip with her father was "enough to build a narrative" as the regime's likely successor, said Lee Seong-kweun, a lawmaker on South Korea's parliamentary intelligence committee.

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