Trump says US ‘looking’ at military operations in Iran
President weighs potential intervention in Islamic republic amid intensifying crackdown
US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Fed’s Powell
Central bank chair says grand jury subpoenas are retaliation for refusal to bow to demand to cut interest rates
Trump threatens to block Exxon from Venezuela
US president attacks oil major’s chief executive over his scepticism about investing in South American country
Letter: A Greenland-Denmark fallout is EU’s big risk
From Tim Reilly, Former Institute Associate, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
Letter: Luxury consumers want more than just branding
From Allen Henry Guzman, Panama City, Panama
Letter: Bold works of art you can only see in Harlem
From Guy Humphrey, New York, NY, US
Letter: When ‘lies sound truthful and murder respectable’
From Gordon Bonnyman, Frant, East Sussex, UK
Letter: Tighter drink drive rules: a fresh blow to rural Britain
From Fiona Robertson, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Letter: A baby boomer wealth cascade? Don’t bank on it
From Adrian Kingshott, Greenwich, CT, US
Letter: The womanising Hawkeye would have understood AI
From Jem Eskenazi, London N3, UK
Correction: Elizabeth Dickinson
The surname of Elizabeth Dickinson, Crisis Group’s deputy director for Latin America, was misspelt in an article on January 9. We apologise for the error
Mark Rowley: London is ‘extraordinarily safe’ as murder rate hits historic low
Metropolitan Police chief rejects claims the capital has descended into lawlessness
Share of London homes sold at a loss higher than anywhere else in England and Wales
Lossmaking sales are the latest sign of weakness in the capital’s property market
FT Crossword: Number 18,265
School IB psychology class: Is it time for a digital detox?
Human development
Iranians defy intensifying crackdown as Trump weighs options
Protesters take to the streets on Sunday as regime blames ‘rioters’ and the US and Israel for unrest
FirstFT: Iranians defy intensifying crackdown as Trump considers intervention
Also in today’s newsletter: Washington warns Cuba and Maersk explores using more ethanol to cut reliance on China
US High School Economics class: US economy grew at 4.3% rate in third quarter
GDP
What students should know about UK and US politics
Read a selection of FT articles on parties, voting and interest groups picked by our teacher advisers
School politics class: Venezuela and the trouble with the Donroe doctrine
Power and developments
‘Hundreds’ more agents head to Minnesota, says homeland security secretary
Increased federal enforcement in state follows widespread protests after ICE officer killed woman in her car
School IB economics: AI will free households from chores and boost hidden productivity, says OpenAI
Economic activity
Geography class
Read a selection of FT articles picked by our teacher advisers
School geography class: Britain in talks with Nato allies over increasing presence in Arctic
Power and borders