Your Monday Briefing

View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Monday, September 4, 2017 [NYTimes.com »]( Europe Edition [Your Monday Briefing]( By PATRICK BOEHLER Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: Han Jong-Chan/Yonhap, via Reuters • North Korea’s sixth nuclear test yesterday was its first that [surpassed the destructive power of the bombs]( dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II. Some analysts were skeptical of the North’s claim that the test was of a hydrogen bomb, which is [many degrees more powerful]( than an atomic bomb. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said any threats to the U.S. and its allies “will be met with a massive military response.” South Korea reminded Washington of its opposition to military action. President Trump, also at odds with the South on trade, [accused]( Seoul of “appeasement.” The timing was an embarrassment for China, the North’s main trading partner, as it is hosting [an international summit meeting](. The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today. _____ Maja Hitij/Getty Images • In Germany, polls suggest that [Chancellor Angela Merkel prevailed over Martin Schulz]( her main challenger, in their only televised debate before the Sept. 24 election. The far-right Alternative for Germany appears poised to enter Parliament for the first time, but [its own infighting and Ms. Merkel’s savvy maneuvering]( have greatly reduced its appeal. But much could still change. A survey published last week showed that nearly half of all German voters, [46 percent]( remain undecided. _____ Eric Risberg/Associated Press • Russian hacking efforts into the 2016 U.S. presidential election were broader than previously disclosed, and little has been done to investigate the assaults, a [New York Times investigation found](. And smoke from Russian diplomatic buildings in the U.S., coming days after they were ordered closed, [prompted a flurry of conspiracy theories](. Moscow[summoned a U.S. diplomat]( to protest future searches of the buildings. Above, the Russian Consulate-General in San Francisco. _____ Al Drago for The New York Times • In Washington, Mr. Trump is [considering ending a program that shields young undocumented immigrants]( from deportation, but only after giving Congress six months to come up with a replacement for the popular initiative. John Kelly, above, the new White House chief of staff, [has indicated to colleagues]( that he will not tolerate Mr. Trump’s dressing-downs much longer. CNN obtained [a letter President Barack Obama]( left Mr. Trump on Inauguration Day, urging his successor to guard democratic institutions. The 2020 presidential election is still far away, but prospective Democratic candidates are already taking steps to [lay the financial foundation for campaigns](. _____ Chang W. Lee/The New York Times • At the U.S. Open, Petra Kvitova [reached the quarterfinals]( and will play Venus Williams. Karolina Pliskova, the world’s No. 1 player, above, [advanced](. Maria Sharapova [was ousted](. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer [drew closer to a face-off](. And an Italian player was kicked out for an abusive rant against a female chair umpire. Good riddance, [our columnist writes](. Winners of Grand Slam tennis events are [skewing older these days]( — Ms. Williams is 37 and Mr. Federer is 36 — as the younger players take longer to reach their primes. And there is growing insistence in women’s tennis that the [standard of serving needs to improve](. Business From left: Jason Henry for The New York Times; Tony Luong for The New York Times • Outsourcing [is partly to blame for rising inequality](. To illustrate we compare the career of Marta Ramos, left, who is a janitor at Apple, with that of Gail Evans, who held the same job at Kodak in the 1980s. • Some of Britain’s wealthiest landowners, including Queen Elizabeth II and a Saudi prince, stand to lose hundreds of thousands of pounds in [European Union farm subsidies]( with the country’s departure from the bloc. • In an Op-Ed, an artificial intelligence researcher [offers t]( rules to regulate the field]( to ensure that A.I. doesn’t harm us. • The scrapping of the specialist art crime squad in London’s police force [could affect the international art market](. • U.S. markets will be closed for Labor Day. Here’s a snapshot of [global markets](. In the News [Rohingya refugees from Myanmar evade Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and trek over the Chittagong hills after crossing the border illegally near Amtoli, Bangladesh on September 1st, 2017.]Adam Dean for The New York Times • The exodus of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar appears to be the largest in a generation. Some of the tens of thousands who fled to Bangladesh told us of massacres by security forces. [[The New York Times]( • The governor of Texas predicted that Hurricane Harvey’s economic toll would exceed Hurricane Katrina as the U.S.’s costliest natural disaster. [[The New York Times]( • Aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz in the Persian Gulf, American fighter pilots speak of the tenacity of Islamic State fighters they target in bombing raids in Iraq. [[The New York Times]( • Pope Francis said that therapy sessions with a psychoanalyst earlier in his life had helped him “clarify some things,” according to a new book by a French sociologist. [[The New York Times]( Smarter Living Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. Sasha Maslov for The New York Times • Recipe of the day: Here’s all you need for [a fantastic cookout](. • Learning to manage money is a lifelong journey. Some readers [shared their advice](. Noteworthy Roberto Frankenberg for The New York Times • The restoration of Chartres Cathedral in France [has raised questions about how we preserve the past]( — and which past we preserve. Restorers repainted its Black Madonna, a 16th-century wooden icon, in white, in an act that one critic called a “scandalous desecration.” • The house that was a haven to the civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in the 1950s was turned into an art exhibit and reassembled in Berlin last year. It will soon return to the U.S., [but it still needs a home there](. • A storm in a wineglass erupted when some British dentists claimed that [prosecco causes chronic tooth decay](. One Italian politician’s reaction: “It’s nonsense — like saying that Sacher torte causes a tummy ache.” • Some in Scotland criticized our [latest 36 Hours guide for calling Glasgow remote](. It still has some great advice for weekend visitors. Back Story Associated Press As Argentina prepares to mark [Immigrant’s Day]( today with cultural celebrations, its once-generous policies have become less welcoming to newcomers. President Mauricio Macri, the son of an Italian immigrant, [cracked down on immigrants early this year]( prompting comparisons to President Trump and his travel ban. The Argentine government cited concerns about those from poorer countries in Latin America. Neighboring countries were critical, as was the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which [called the move “regressive.”]( Immigrant’s Day was established in 1949 by Juan Perón, above, to mark the first invitation to immigrants on Sept. 4, 1812. From 1880 to 1930, millions of people immigrated to Argentina from Europe, especially Spain and Italy. The country was [a haven for Jews]( fleeing pogroms of the Czarist Russian empire and Nazi Germany. Some Nazis also fled there after World War II and are believed to have brought with them [artifacts from the regime](. During Argentina’s major wave of immigration, in the late 19th century, an editorial in The Times [concluded with a rosy forecast]( “Out of all this will at length, no doubt, come a great future for the Argentine Republic, with its variety of skilled industries and its ample supply of labor.” Sarah Anderson contributed reporting. _____ If photographs appear out of order, please download the updated New York Times app [from iTunes]( or [Google Play](. This briefing was prepared for the European morning. [You can browse through past briefings here](. We also have briefings timed for the [Australian]( [Asian]( and [American]( mornings. 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