Guardian Weekly

The Guardian Weekly magazine is a round-up of the world news, opinion and long reads that have shaped the week. Inside, the past seven days' most memorable stories are reframed with striking photography and insightful companion pieces, all handpicked from The Guardian and The Observer.

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Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

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SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Into the void • Far-right gains in last weekend’s EU polls sent shockwaves across the continent – and prompted Emmanuel Macron to call a high-risk snap election in France. Is Europe on the brink of a political earthquake?

Centre parked • Mainstream alliance holds in the face of far-right surge

Pole position • Von der Leyen must look left or right to seal second presidency

The bloody cost of the cocaine boom • Europe’s appetite for the drug is surging like never before. But the North African children forced to service the trade face a brutal reality of beatings, rape and torture

The drugs trade • How big is the problem – and who is paying the price?

Fighting a losing battle • Death and destruction mark cocaine’s path to Europe

Power down • Voters slam the brakes on Modi’s bulldozer

Joy at hostage rescue – but silence over Gaza lives lost

‘Besieged’ Army raid that killed hundreds • Nuseirat market was crowded with civilians when Israeli forces launched an assault to free four hostages held nearby

Could this be the end of the Tories? • Even before last week, the party’s prospects were grim. Now some believe it faces a wipeout that would reshape the UK political landscape

‘A lost decade’ • Brutal lessons of 1993 serve as a warning for Sunak

‘We must transform pain’ Defiance in face of grief • A widow’s emotional journey marks anniversary of the killings of Dom Phillips and his Brazilian colleague, Bruno Pereira

Calamitous floods made more likely by global heating

Friends reunited Football and a troubled continent • Europe is suffering a crisis of identity but for four weeks the Euro 2024 tournament offers a kernel of something pure

Catania turns the tables on invasive blue crabs

Net gains The women who fill the fishing gap • Although female fishers are helping to address a labour shortage, they face resistance in a sector dominated by men

A cosmic doughnut? The quest to map the universe • Rather than stretching to infinity and beyond, scientists say the cosmos may have a topology that could eventually be mapped

Tijuana border feels weight of Biden’s order on closure

A grim shadow • Anniversary comes at time of conflict and carelessness

How steroids got huge • Once upon a time, it was only hardcore bodybuilders who pumped themselves up with testosterone. Today it is no longer niche. But how dangerous is it?

Keeping the peace • Military service for 18-year-olds is a key Tory election pledge in the UK. But in countries with conscription, opting out comes at a cost. Michael Segalov asks seven conscientious objectors why they refused to serve in the armed forces

Opinion Timothy Garton Ash • Wake up! After this E-day, Europe is again in danger from the far right

Emylia Hall • I learned to skateboard in my 40s – I welcome it being taught at school

George Monbiot • Elections are a travesty of democracy – give the people a real voice

The GuardianView • The joy of small museums: stories of what we have been and who we are

Opinion Letters

Culture Wild at heart • Knepp estate in southern England was deep in debt. Now it thrums with wildlife and visitors – and its success is being celebrated in a new film

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