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Microplastics are usually consumed through food and water, but more recently, they are making their way into Indonesia’s air and rain. Sui-Lee Wee, our Asia business correspondent, traveled to Jakarta, the capital, to find out why. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010538018/indonesia-microplastics-rain-air-jakarta.html Author : Sui-Lee Wee, Nailah Morgan, Jon Hazell, Rafaela Balster, June Kim and Jiwoong Hong Publish date : 2026-09-07 04:32:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Workers’ share of our national income is declining rapidly but we’re not sure why. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/opinion/labor-capitol-workers-income.html Author : Brent Neiman Publish date : 2026-09-07 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/afd-germany-europe-far-right-saxony-anhalt.html Author : Mark Landler Publish date : 2026-09-06 23:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

During an anti-Muslim diatribe, the former mayor called for Mr. Mamdani to skip the ceremonies. The mayor has said he is going. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/nyregion/mamdani-911-memorial-rudy-giuliani.html Author : Liam Stack Publish date : 2026-09-07 00:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

An unreleased model escaped human control and formed a swarm of A.I. agents. It was the kind breach that could cause chaos next time. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/ai-hugging-face-afd-germany-election.html Author : Katrin Bennhold Publish date : 2026-09-06 21:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The filing puts the legality of the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting squarely before the justices even as states begin sending out ballots. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/politics/trump-mail-in-voting-supreme-court.html Author : Abbie VanSickle Publish date : 2026-09-06 18:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Alternative for Germany party was projected to finish first in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. But it was not clear whether it would win a majority — which would propel a far-right party into power for the first time since World War II. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/06/world/germany-election Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2026-09-06 16:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The U.S. military is helping oil get out of the Persian Gulf on tankers, but Iran is still attacking the ships and scaring operators away. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/business/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-shipping.html Author : Peter Eavis and Jenny Gross Publish date : 2026-09-06 13:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A record 12.7 million young people are looking for jobs as the country embraces artificial intelligence — and as the technology begins to upend the work force. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/asia/chinas-new-graduates-ai-challenges.html Author : Yan Zhuang Publish date : 2026-09-06 11:07:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Settler violence is reaching new heights. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/israel-west-bank-settlers-violence.html Author : Mairav Zonszein Publish date : 2026-09-06 06:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Elections in Saxony-Anhalt, in the country’s east, could result in an outright majority for the Alternative for Germany party. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/germany-election-afd-saxony-anhalt.html Author : Jim Tankersley Publish date : 2026-09-06 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Ulrich Siegmund, 35, once sold air fresheners. Now his far-right party is the favorite to win a state election in eastern Germany on Sunday. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/world/europe/afd-germany-election-ulrich-siegmund.html Author : Christopher F. Schuetze Publish date : 2026-09-06 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Unlike dozens of similar strikes, no one was killed after people suspected of drug smuggling were removed from what the U.S. military described as a floating refueling station. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/us-military-sinks-boats-near-ecuador.html Author : John Ismay Publish date : 2026-09-06 01:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The defense lawyer for Lindsay Clancy showed empathy for his client in showcasing her mental health problems. That may have made all the difference. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/lindsay-clancy-trial-defense-prosecutor-tactics.html Author : Richard Fausset Publish date : 2026-09-05 22:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A rescue from a mostly buried house gave new hope to a town devastated by floods in Nepal. Earlier Saturday, another survivor had been pulled from a tunnel. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/world/asia/nepal-floods-chinese-worker-rescue.html Author : Mujib Mashal, Binod Ghimire and Sajal Pradhan Publish date : 2026-09-05 18:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html Author : Coral Davenport Publish date : 2026-09-05 17:38:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The U.S. military said it retaliated after Iran launched missiles at two warships. The strikes came days after the two sides exchanged some of their most intense fire in weeks. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/world/middleeast/iran-us-kharg-oil-tanker-attack.html Author : Yeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar Publish date : 2026-09-05 15:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, arrived in Moscow to meet with the Russian leader. They plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace talks. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/world/europe/russia-ukraine-witkoff-kushner-moscow.html Author : Ivan Nechepurenko Publish date : 2026-09-05 12:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

A deadly campaign of Russian and Ukrainian airstrikes has escalated since the last U.S.-brokered negotiations stalled in February. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/world/europe/ukraine-russia-talks-wtk.html Author : Aurelien Breeden Publish date : 2026-09-05 10:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Hung juries are not common, but the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was emotionally wrenching and uniquely complicated. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/lindsay-clancy-trial-unanimous-verdicts.html Author : Jacey Fortin Publish date : 2026-09-04 23:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Sunday’s vote in the state of Saxony-Anhalt could produce the strongest showing in the history of the Alternative for Germany party, and potentially a far-right government in the statehouse. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/world/europe/germany-afd-saxony-anhalt.html Author : Jim Tankersley, Tatiana Firsova and Christopher F. Schuetze Publish date : 2026-09-05 04:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/pentagon-staff-polygraph-tests.html Author : Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt Publish date : 2026-09-05 02:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One of two workers rescued from a hydroelectric plant said he had recited prayers over and over while trapped deep underground. “How many days has it been?” he asked. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/world/asia/nepal-flood-tunnel-rescue.html Author : Mujib Mashal, Anupreeta Das, Laura Chung and Thomas Fuller Publish date : 2026-09-04 22:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

If Western supporters of the Palestinians want to help Gaza, denounce Hamas. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/opinion/gaza-hamas-palestinians.html Author : Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib Publish date : 2026-09-04 21:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The attack came as the American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were said to be planning imminent visits to Kyiv and to Moscow. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/world/europe/russia-drone-attack-kyiv-security-service.html Author : Marc Santora Publish date : 2026-09-04 18:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.