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.

Eyewitness United Kingdom

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

Global report • United Kingdom

Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Down to earth • The US president’s second term began with a flurry of activity, much of it legally dubious. But analysts say the honeymoon is over.

‘It’s costing us’ • Tariffs bite in a border town that voted for Trump

A campaign of sabotage • Moscow’s new tactics in fight with the west

‘No life here’ Fears grow in Gaza of an Israeli endgame • As an aid blockade continues and humanitarian zones disappear, the talk is of a ‘second Nakba’ being realised

Labour’s dilemma: tack right or focus on core supporters? • After punishing local elections, Keir Starmer faces a choice between taking on Reform UK or reassuring the left he can be a progressive force

Reform rises • Farage’s gains signal growing shift away from two main parties

Eyewitness United States

‘Beyond expectation’ Albanese wins a historic second term • Labor prime minister pledges to represent national interest after stunning victory over opposition hampered by Trump comparisons

Centre gains • Voters reject fringe flirtations as Labor seizes middle ground

A line in the sand The fight against Insta tourism • Campaigners are battling to protect wildlife and habitats from the ever-growing number of visitors seeking a picture-perfect holiday

Battle scars • Fall of Saigon leaves its traces on city 50 years on

Afrikaners relish the prospect of asylum in Trumpland

Screen test Will treating life as a game improve it? • Self-care apps promise to sort out our lives, but do the quests, magic potions and rainbow stones actually work? We try out four of them

New PM, old problems: Mark Carney faces rough road ahead

‘Permanent punishment’ • Mega-prison at heart of Trump’s plan

ADMISSION CONTROL • From grassroots gigs to stadium shows, there’s no escaping Ticketmaster, the industry giant that has made billions from pushing up prices (and whacking on fees). Who is really to blame for the great rock’n’roll ripoff ?

Death, divorce and the magic of kitchen objects • As they pass through different hands, cooking utensils can magically connect us to loved ones who are no longer with us, writes Bee Wilson

Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes • Merz’s instincts are to divide, just when Germany needs a unifier

Sheila Hancock • 80 years after VE Day, I fear the lessons of that war are being ignored

David Miliband • The politics of aid may be toxic, but the UK must do the right thing

The GuardianView • Trump’s mineral deal is a relief to Kyiv – but no cause for it to feel gratitude

Opinion Letters

Heaven and hell • Their rows – and injuries – are legendary, but Black Sabbath explain why they are reforming for one last star-studded hometown gig

Trunk call Artist who spent a year listening to a tree • Joshua Bonnetta recorded a pine for 8,760 hours – then honed it down into an album full of creatures and creaking branches

‘I wish I’d never written it’ • Rust director Joel Souza on finishing his film after the fatal on-set shooting, his hopes for the western and his complicated feelings towards star Alec Baldwin

Reviews

Will AI make us obsolete? • When technology does what humans do – only better – we have to ensure we remain relevant

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