It has been six months since Russia started its invasion of Ukraine, and this coming 24 August will be Ukraine’s Independence Day. How differently will this occasion be celebrated amid the war? As South Korea has been under great threat from North Korea, the US and South Korea are launching their biggest military training to prepare for the worst.

Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Eleanor Smallwood, Journalist, Partner Hub, BBC World Service to find out more.