The Alaska Town at the Center of Trump’s $44 Billion LNG Push

Nikiski in southern Alaska is waiting to see if backing from President Trump and a new developer will advance a decades-old initiative to export natural gas.

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How Japan and Alaska Pioneered the Global Market for L.N.G.

The leading role the United States plays in liquefied natural gas traces its roots to a small Alaskan outpost that began shipping the fuel to Japan in 1969.

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How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan

By attacking Iran, President Trump has shown he is willing to engage in a distant war. This raises questions in Beijing about what he might risk for Taiwan.

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An Investor Took on Hong Kong Tycoons Faces a Tougher Foe

David Webb spent decades exposing shady financial dealings. But doctors say he has months to live, and he hasn’t found anyone willing to carry on his mission.

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Thursday Briefing

Potential talks between the U.S. and Iran.

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17-Year-Old Fatally Shot in the Bronx After Fight Over a Water Gun

Darrell Harris, a high school student, died after an encounter with men who were having a water gun fight at a local park, an official with knowledge of the incident said.

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In New Assessment, C.I.A. Chief Says U.S. Strikes ‘Severely Damaged’ Iranian Program

The administration suggested an initial report of less-severe damage was already outdated as the president continued to defend his assertion that key facilities had been “obliterated,” though no intelligence official has yet directly echoed his view.

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Where Is Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

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Broadway Musical ‘Boop’ Set to Close Amid Weak Ticket Sales

‘Boop! The Musical’ imagines the cartoon character leaving 1920s filmdom for 2020s New York City. Ticket sales were weak.

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As Donors Work Against Mamdani, Top Democrats Stop Short of Backing Him

After Zohran Mamdani’s performance in the New York City mayoral primary, Republicans and suburban Democrats attacked him, and party leaders seemed to be hedging their bets.

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