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With Ukraine’s stalemate persisting and discontent rising at home, Vladimir Putin appears poised to escalate the war, signaling broader actions that could heighten international tensions and intensify Russia’s domestic political strain.
A leaked confidential letter to Mojtaba Khamenei reveals a split within Iran’s leadership over whether to negotiate with the United States on the nuclear file; some senior figures urged talks due to a worsening economy, while others refused to sign. The leak prompted synchronized official posts of unity to quell the rift, underscoring a power struggle between hardliners and moderates.
Nighttime protests across Cuba are intensifying as residents in Morón and other cities bang pots to express anger over worsening living conditions and chronic power outages; in one town they even attacked the Communist Party office, highlighting broad civil unrest under a strained economy.
President Trump issued an executive order to curb institutional investors buying single-family homes, directing agencies to block government-backed loans and incentives that would enable such purchases. The order will define “large institutional investor” and “single-family home” within 30 days and carve out build-to-rent projects, while also exploring options like allowing 401(k) withdrawals for down payments and government-backed mortgage bonds totaling about $200 billion, a step framed to address housing affordability ahead of Davos.
Emmanuel Macron remains active internationally, notably advocating for a Palestinian state and multilateralism, but his centrist political project in France is facing significant challenges and unraveling domestically.