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Today β€” 29 September 2026Main stream

Battered bond market braces for a new era of interest rates

The world's biggest sovereign bond markets are heading for their worst month in years as soaring energy costs fan inflation and the AI boom lifts economic growth, leaving investors positioning for an era where interest rates stay higher for longer.

A Turkish Doughnut Maker Whose Sweets Honor the Dead

29 September 2026 at 04:01
For one Istanbul confectioner, distributing fried dough balls as memorials is not just a job. It’s personal.

Β© Rena Effendi for The New York Times

Niyazi Dumlu handing out lokma, a kind of Turkish doughnut, from his food truck near an Istanbul mosque in November.d

The Russian Prison That Evan Gershkovich Carried Home

29 September 2026 at 04:01
In an interview, Mr. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was imprisoned in Russia for 16 months, described his ordeal and the moment that nearly broke him.

Β© Todd Heisler/The New York Times

β€œThe real things I have to deal with are psychological,” Evan Gershkovich said.

A Turkish Doughnut Maker Whose Sweets Honor the Dead

29 September 2026 at 04:01
For one Istanbul confectioner, distributing fried dough balls as memorials is not just a job. It’s personal.

Β© Rena Effendi for The New York Times

Niyazi Dumlu handing out lokma, a kind of Turkish doughnut, from his food truck near an Istanbul mosque in November.d

For Japan’s Young Singles, Romance Gets a Corporate Middleman

29 September 2026 at 04:00
A generation exhausted by dating apps is embracing a corporate reinvention of traditional matchmaking, fueling an industry that promises a fast track to marriage.

Β© Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times

Taizen Yasuda, a client of the IBJ matchmaking service, on a Tokyo street. β€œI thought it would be the quickest way to find someone with the exact same goal β€” marriage,” he said.
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