FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals
Leaked assessment based on confidential accounts from 24 FBI sources describes organization as a ‘rudderless ship’
Death toll from Indonesia floods passes 700 as 1 million evacuated
About 3.2 million people on Sumatra island have been affected, 2,600 have been injured and 504 are missing
Trump frees ex-Honduran president from prison as country awaits knife-edge election result
Move to release convicted cocaine trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández is latest US interference in election and comes despite Trump’s apparent ‘war on drugs’
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girls’ adventure charity says it made decision after seeking legal advice in wake of supreme court ruling on gender
Publisher condemns ‘violent’ use of Franklin the Turtle after Hegseth’s boat strike post
US defense secretary posted meme depicting beloved children’s character aiming rocket launcher at set of boats
Asylum seekers across US in limbo over Trump’s policy reversals: ‘devastating’
US paused asylum decisions, halted Afghan visas, and will review green card requests after national guard shooting
What Trump’s asylum ‘pause’ means – and what it doesn’t
The US president has halted decisions on many asylum claims, but the scope, legality and real-world impact of the pause remain unclear
Mexican authorities kill one of country’s top fentanyl traffickers
Pedro Inzunza Coronel, alias ‘El Pichón’, was killed during an anti-drug operation by the Mexican navy in Sinaloa
MPs to investigate crown estate after questions over Andrew mansion lease
Committee will examine value for money to taxpayers of leases of properties to members of royal family
‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures
Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer capture the families, farmers and fishers who have been forced to leave their homes by extreme weather – and the landscapes they left behind
Young voters in the UK: share your views on the pressing political issues of the day
The Guardian’s Saturday magazine is looking to speak to young voters. If you are aged 18-29 we would like to get your view on pressing political issues
San Francisco to sue food giants over ultra-processed products
City argues corporations profit while communities bear the cost of diseases linked to ultra-processed foods
Trump’s full-throttle threats suggest no backing down from aims to topple Maduro’s regime
As US-Venezuela tensions have long simmered, Trump’s alleged ultimatum may tip relations to boiling point
Why Lammy wants to scrap some jury trials – and the arguments against
Justice secretary says record backlog is failing victims and defendants, but there are concerns about lack of diversity among judges