The February 26th Coup: Ambition and Tragedy in Imperial Japan

We get the latest as Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky get close to signing a minerals deal between their respective nations – is the US’s unconventional diplomatic stance working? Also in the programme: as South Korea’s birth rate rises for the first time in almost a decade, we ask whether government incentives are a sustainable fix for this worsening global issue? Plus: Switzerland is rethinking its military service rules for dual citizens and a cinema in India is sued by a filmgoer over the length of pre-film advertising.

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