An update on the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kherson region. Plus: we ask whether the West can remain united as energy prices continue to rise and Mongolia’s culture minister Nomin Chinbat tells us about the challenges facing her country.

Monocle’s Chris Cermak has the latest on the raid on Donald Trump’s home in Florida. Plus, we examine Ukraine’s independence, Markus Hippi and Petri Burtsoff discuss Estonia-Finland relations and Alexis Self and Lilian Fawcett on the return of London’s Notting Hill Carnival.

Terry Stiastny and Charles Hecker discuss the aftermath of Ukrainian Independence Day and Russia’s troop build-up; California’s ambitious plans for a petrol car ban; the BBC and media impartiality; and Peloton’s post-lockdown woes. Plus: Henry Rees-Sheridan on New York’s Ukrainian and Russian communities

The latest from Kyiv on Ukrainian Independence Day with former deputy justice minister Sergei Petukhov. Panellists Tessa Szyszkowitz and Vincent McAviney discuss lessons from six months of war, what to expect from the upcoming US midterm elections, and why Japan is so cautious about foreign tourists.

Latika Bourke and Lisette Reymer discuss Ukraine’s preparations for its independence day amid the war with Russia. Plus: Australia’s inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison, politicians who are loved abroad but unpopular at home, what happens when a weather forecast goes wrong and Chris Cermak on the return of diplomats to Kyiv.

James Rodgers and Alice Sherwood discuss the Moscow car bomb attack and its effect on Russia’s psyche; terrorism charges against Imran Khan and how to deal with troublesome former leaders; and Nagasaki’s Huis Ten Bosch theme park is put up for sale. Plus: keeping the Ukrainian railways running in wartime.

Monocle’s Chiara Rimella and Alexis Self discuss the forthcoming election in Italy and Ukraine’s bid for the land of Russia’s embassy in Canberra. Plus: a dispatch from New York following the attack on Salman Rushdie, we muse on the 24-hour city and Nic Monisse tells us why ‘superblocks’ might be on the way to Los Angeles.

Elisabeth Braw and Steve Crawshaw unpack today’s meeting between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukraine’s president Volodymir Zelensky and UN’s secretary-general António Guterres. Plus: is the US getting serious on climate? And we ponder the politician’s right to a private life.

Aliona Hlivco and Jonn Elledge discuss whether Ukraine can retake Crimea, what Liz Cheney’s primary loss means for the US and the future of Russian monuments in Europe. Plus: former spokesman Jason Miller on whether Trump will run again under a cloud of suspicion.

Daniella Peled and Jonathan Fenby discuss the resurgence of tensions over Taiwan, the future of the Sahel and the BBC’s muted strikes and reputation abroad. Plus: Nick Bryant on Trump and Fernando Augusto Pacheco on the start of Brazil’s presidential election.