Iryna Zarutska’s family sues North Carolina city over her murder

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Relatives of woman fatally stabbed on public transit allege death was preventable and Charlotte knew of violent crime issue

The family of Iryna Zarutska is suing Charlotte and a security company one year after the Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed onboard a light rail train in the North Carolina city.

A lawsuit filed on Friday in Charlotte’s Mecklenburg county superior court alleges Zarutska’s death was preventable. It also claims the city and the company that provides security for the Charlotte Area Transit System failed to put adequate protections in place despite knowing about violent crime on and around the municipal light rail line.

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Organized crime boss killed in gas station shooting – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Organized crime boss killed in gas station shooting  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Crime boss shot dead in broad daylight at Caesarea gas station  The Times of Israel
  3. Notorious criminal Yanis Yushbaev murdered in Hadera  www.israelhayom.com
  4. ‘Led a criminal gang in blood feuds': who was the mafia boss gunned down in northern Israel?  Ynetnews
  5. Israel: Organized Crime Boss Yushebayev Shot Dead Near Caesarea  i24NEWS
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Scoop: Syria and Israel move to defuse tensions after airbase bombing – Axios

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  1. Scoop: Syria and Israel move to defuse tensions after airbase bombing  Axios
  2. A US envoy says Israel did not give a warning to the US ahead of a recent Syria air strike  AP News
  3. Syria and Israel Hold U.S.-Mediated Talks to Try to Ease Tensions  The New York Times
  4. Mossad chief meets Syrian FM in effort to defuse tensions after airstrike  The Times of Israel
  5. U.S. ambassador responds to rising tensions between Israel, Turkey and Syria  PBS
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Kazakhstan votes in a parliamentary election expected to strengthen president’s grip on power – AP News

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  1. Kazakhstan votes in a parliamentary election expected to strengthen president’s grip on power  AP News
  2. New pro-presidential party wins large majority in Kazakh election, exit polls show  Reuters
  3. Kazakhstan parliamentary elections begin: What’s at stake?  Al Jazeera
  4. Kazakhstan's future after the elections: Russia, EU or China  DW.com
  5. Voting Begins In Kazakh Elections Marred By Exclusion Of Opposition, Attacks On Media  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Could Russia’s growing fuel crisis help end the Ukraine war? – DW.com

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  1. Could Russia's growing fuel crisis help end the Ukraine war?  DW.com
  2. It’s ‘Black August’ in Russia, but Putin is sweeping this summer’s crisis under the rug  CNN
  3. Ukraine’s offensive against Russia causes petrol panic across Central Asia  Al Jazeera
  4. Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war  BBC
  5. Novak Says Russian Gasoline Supply Tight, Diesel Market Stable  Bloomberg
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Australia’s marine parks protect ‘places no one goes’ rather than fragile waters near the mainland, scientists say

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Hundreds of experts write to environment minister calling for stronger protections for ‘unique and distinct’ marine ecosystems

The Australian government has been accused of leaving waters near the mainland largely unprotected by establishing the bulk of highly protected marine parks in remote areas.

More than 270 leading marine scientists from 84 research institutes have written to the environment minister, Murray Watt, urging stronger protections for marine ecosystems, as a once-in-a-decade review of marine parks gets under way.

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Australia’s first home buyers are still taking out loans as property investors step back, data shows

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Exclusive: New entrants the only cohort making more loan applications amid interest rate rises and tax changes, mortgage broker says

First home buyers are still taking out a large number of loans, with government backing, even as investors step back from Australia’s property market.

New entrants are now the only cohort applying for more loans than they were in June, according to new data from the mortgage broker network Loan Market.

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Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant

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Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases

Hackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down.

The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the UK government, which said that at no point was there a risk to the wider energy system.

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Japan’s PM is barely sleeping and rarely leaving her office in the name of ‘efficiency.’ Her approval rating disagrees – Fortune

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  1. Japan's PM is barely sleeping and rarely leaving her office in the name of 'efficiency.' Her approval rating disagrees  Fortune
  2. Japan PM Takaichi Defends Habit of Staying at Official Residence  Bloomberg.com
  3. Japan’s PM: I’m so lonely I befriended a cockroach  The Telegraph
  4. Takaichi likes to work from home … apart from the cockroaches  The Japan Times
  5. 'Relieved, Lonely': Japan PM After Staff Gets Rid Of Her Cockroach Companion  NDTV
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