As Israeli troops move into Lebanon (https://www.economist.com/middle-east...) and missiles strike Damascus in Syria, can Israel’s next offensive really stay “limited, localised and targeted”? Japan’s new prime minister (https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/0...) loves planes, trains and ramen, but with few allies within his own party, his premiership may attract less devotion (8:57). And the worst invention in modern office life: “the sandwich lunch” (https://www.economist.com/business/20...) (15:24).


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