President Hassan Rouhani of Iran took a swipe at President Trump, saying, “It will be a great pity if this agreement were to be destroyed by rogue newcomers to the world of politics.”
Our correspondent notes that Mr. Trump’s tough talk could hurt his chances in peacefully disarming North Korea. On today’s schedule: representatives of Russia, China and Germany.
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• The Spanish police detained more than a dozen people in Catalonia as part of stepped-up efforts to stop an independence referendum on Oct. 1, which the central government in Madrid has declared illegal. Above, a protest in Barcelona.
Separatist leaders accused Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of triggering a state of emergency rather than negotiating the terms of a vote. Mr. Rajoy accused the separatists of flouting Spanish law and inventing “a new legal order.”
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• Chancellor Angela Merkel loves to tell potential voters in Sunday’s election that they are living in the best Germany ever.
But the disparity between rich and poor has widened during her 12 years in power, leaving nearly 16 percent of the population at risk of poverty.
“We were taught to make do with what we had and raise our children,” a 76-year old woman at the food bank in Bremerhaven, above, told our correspondent. “But now we find ourselves with nothing.”
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• Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman who is at the center of inquiries into Russian vote-meddling in the U.S. presidential election, is still soliciting foreign clients, most recently a Kurdish group.
Mr. Manafort agreed to assist in a push for Western recognition of the nonbinding independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdish region, scheduled for Monday.
Separately, document requests submitted to the White House by the special counsel investigating Russian interference suggest that Mr. Trump’s actions as president are being scrutinized.
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• In tennis news, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will probably play doubles together in earnest for the first time as members of the six-man European team at the inaugural Laver Cup, which begins tomorrow in Prague.
They traded quips with our reporter as their van rumbled over the city’s cobblestones. “I hope we didn’t wait too long, because we’re too old now,” Mr. Nadal said.
And our Europe soccer correspondent spent 10 months tracking the recovery of Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan from a knee injury. “It has made me more mature,” Mr. Gundogan said. “Maybe this was an experience I had to have.”
Business
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• ThyssenKrupp and Tata Steel agreed to combine their European steel operations to tackle excess capacity and defend against Chinese rivals.
• E.U. proposals to raise taxes on digital companies risk being seen as an effort to target American tech giants.
• The U.S. top securities regulator said its computer system was breached last year, possibly allowing hackers to profit from private information.
• Google bolstered its hardware business by acquiring HTC Corp.’s engineering and design teams for $1.1 billion.
• Here’s a snapshot of global markets.
In the News
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• Hurricane Maria made a direct hit on Puerto Rico, knocking out its power grid. This video shows the brunt of the storm. Here’s a map of its path. [The New York Times]
• Facebook said it would change how its targeted ads work, after news reports revealed that people could aim ads at self-described “Jew haters.” [The New York Times]
• Some world leaders began adding their signatures to a treaty that would ban nuclear weapons, but the nine nuclear-armed countries declined to sign it. [The New York Times]
• The British police have arrested six people so far in connection with the terrorist attack at a London Tube station last week. [The New York Times]
• Kenya’s Supreme Court said it nullified the Aug. 8 presidential election because the voting may have been hacked. [The New York Times]
• In Greece, two arrests on fuel smuggling charges have stalled efforts to clean up an oil spill near the island of Salamis. [Associated Press]
Smarter Living
Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life.
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• Recipe of the day: The world’s best chocolate cake, from the latest cookbook co-authored by Yotam Ottolenghi, the British-Israeli chef. He retraces the recipe’s origin in this essay.
• Working from home can be beneficial both to you and your employer.
• There are nondrug, noninvasive treatments to help manage pain.
Noteworthy
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• A dying patch of the Great Barrier Reef has yielded hope, in the form of “super corals” that managed to survive. And there’s cautionary optimism that sea turtles are bouncing back after historical declines.
• Our restaurant critic talks about avoiding cameras to protect his identity. “My friends know they’re not supposed to put pictures of me on Facebook.”
• Our fashion editors compiled a guide to Milan, for taking a break from haute couture during fashion week.
• In memoriam: Lillian Ross, the acclaimed reporter for The New Yorker, died at 99; Jake LaMotta, the angry boxer played by Robert De Niro in the 1980 film “Raging Bull,” died at 95.
Back Story
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Its first moniker — Valley of the Heart’s Delight — referred to the California region’s natural beauty and fruit orchards.
By the second half of the 20th century, as its predominant industry shifted to silicon-based semiconductors, it became known by a new name: Silicon Valley.
Though there remains some debate over who exactly coined the term, it was popularized when Don C. Hoefler adopted it in 1971 as the title of his column in an electronics trade publication.
The Santa Clara Valley has since become synonymous with the tech giants who have their headquarters there (including three of the world’s largest: Apple, Facebook and Alphabet, Google’s parent).
In fact, it’s become tantamount to the U.S. tech industry at large — just as Manhattan’s Tin Pan Alley came to mean the U.S. popular music industry of the late-19th and early-20th centuries.
As the industry grew, so did the number of places vying for similar high-tech status: Silicon Alley in New York, Silicon Beach in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, Calif., and the Silicon Beltway in Washington, to name a few.
And among those farther afield: Silicon Wadi in Israel, Silicon Mountain in Cameroon, Chilecon Valley in Santiago, the Silicon Roundabout in London and Silicon Sentier in Paris.
Inyoung Kang contributed reporting.
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