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1. Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report delivered to U.S. attorney general

   

   Special counsel Robert Mueller turns over his long-awaited final report on the contentious Russia investigation that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency, entangled Trump's family and resulted in criminal charges against some of the president's closest associates.

2. What happens when Mueller files his report — and why Trump critics won't like it

   

   The public has been waiting 21 months for special counsel Robert Mueller to share the findings of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible collusion with Donald Trump's campaign. Here's what could happen next.

3. New Zealand promised and delivered a gun ban. Here's why the U.S. can't do the same

   

   The gun-policy changes were dramatic and, remarkably, for a Western nation with a powerful pro-firearms lobby, they came swiftly. But this was the New Zealand parliament, not the United States government. And one shouldn't expect the U.S. to follow New Zealand's lead.

4. North Korea abandons liaison office, shows signs of reverting to 'hermit kingdom'

   

   A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: North Korea pulls inwards; British PM Theresa May has failed to get the three-month Brexit extension she wanted from the EU, and now faces the wrath of MPs back home; online uproar over Dumbledore.

5. Cholera reported in Mozambique in wake of Cyclone Idai

   

   Hundreds of thousands of people scrambled for shelter, food and water across a swathe of southern Africa on Friday after a cyclone claimed more than 500 lives and swept away homes and roads, testing relief efforts for survivors.