City of Phoenix By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Chief heat officers are a new and rare phenomenon – only three US cities have appointed one – but experts say they are quickly becoming key figures on the frontline of climate change. In Phoenix, Arizona – where daily temperatures have soared above 110F (43C)…

Getty Images By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington DC Former US President Donald Trump has received further charges in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, court documents reveal. Mr Trump received an additional charge of wilful retention of defence information, and two new charges of obstruction, the justice department said. An additional person, Mar-a-Lago staff member Carlos…

Getty Images By Nadine Yousif BBC News Canada’s Human Rights Tribunal has approved a landmark C$23.4bn ($17.7bn; £13.8bn) settlement for indigenous children and families harmed by the child welfare system. It is said to be the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history. The agreement also includes a request for an apology from the Prime Minister…

Getty Images By Divya Arya BBC News When 17-year-old Manoj – who was recorded female sex at birth – told his family that he felt like a man and loved a woman, he almost got killed. He says his parents refused to accept him, tied his hands and feet, beat him up badly and locked…

Getty Images By Fan Wang & Zhijie Shao in Singapore and Hong Kong As a defender for China’s women’s national football team, Xue Jiao recalls how her squad did the impossible in 2015 when they ended the US team’s 11-year unbeaten streak at home in Los Angeles. Xue says the display of willpower showed the…

American photographer Camille Seaman spent eight years chasing supercell storms around the US, capturing their sublime and terrifying splendour in captivating images. I travel the world capturing fleeting moments of power in diverse landscapes. From melting icebergs at both poles to stormy states across the US, my images showcase the beauty and fragility of nature.…

From family-friendly Bronte to Palm Beach from Home and Away, one of the world’s best-known lifeguards shares his shares his favourite places to go, beyond Bondi. Australia is renowned for its endless coastlines and pristine beaches, and nowhere is more famous than Bondi Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. If you’re one of the almost three…

Reuters By Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent @awzurcher Hunter Biden’s deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to two misdemeanour tax evasion charges and defer punishment for lying on a gun license application collapsed in dramatic fashion in a Delaware federal courtroom on Wednesday. As a room full of reporters watched, the presiding judge, Maryellen Noreika,…

Arizona’s brutal heatwave, which has spanned nearly 30 days with temperatures above 43C (110F), is hurting the state’s resilient Saguaro cactus. The plants are losing their limbs, collapsing and entirely transforming in shape, said research scientist Tania Hernandez.