Could Donald Trump’s ambiguous response to white-supremacist violence mark a tipping point for his presidency? Plus: Tony Blair’s former spin doctor, Lance Price, gives us his take on Brexit negotiations and we ask why Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is opening her own museum in Tokyo.

We ask why Donald Trump won’t explicitly condemn the actions of far-right groups in the US and whether Turkey’s economy is starting to struggle. Plus: the chief executive of Index on Censorship tells about press freedom and we explore how national pride is portrayed in film.

With tensions mounting between North Korea and Washington, we ask how seriously US residents are treating the war of words. Plus: calls for the Australian prime minister to co-sign a letter in support of same-sex marriage and an Italian mayor is ejected from a restaurant for wearing shorts.

North Korea: does the hermit kingdom have the capacity to attack the US territory of Guam? We also discuss why Lego is replacing its chief executive after just eight months and we have a preview of our interview with the director of ‘Moonlight’, Barry Jenkins.

Paris attack: we have the latest on the hunt for the motorist who drove into a group of soldiers in the French capital. Plus: we ask whether politicians consult their generals enough when making military decisions and editor Andrew Tuck tells us about Monocle’s new summer newspaper.

We ask whether South Africa’s politicians are preparing to force president Jacob Zuma from office and if China has finally had enough of North Korea. Plus: is France too reliant on cheap labour from eastern Europe? And should we be scared of pilotless planes?

We ask whether the recent attack on a military base in Venezuela was an attempted coup d’etat and look back on the life of Martin Roth, the first foreign director of London’s V&A Museum. Plus: is press freedom in Israel under threat?

We find out what a grand jury is and discuss Bhutan’s border dispute with China. Plus: Tony Blair’s former director of communications explains how best to manage internal party disputes and we have a sneak preview of Monocle’s new summer newspaper.

We ask whether new Russia sanctions have ended the chance of improving the relationship between the Kremlin and the White House, and discuss the soft power of Brazilian footballers. Plus: do icebergs have commercial value in the Middle East?

We ask whether the US secretary of state and his boss agree on what should be done about North Korea and discuss Isis militants and their move to Afghanistan. Plus: ‘The Buenos Aires Herald’ is closing after 140 years and Barcelona is getting increasingly annoyed with tourists