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

‘I haven’t slept for days’ Kharkiv residents reel under drone strikes • While US-led peace negotiations threaten to carve up Ukraine, deadly Russian attacks continue – such as those on the country’s second city last week – amid deep cynicism about the process

When in Rome The meaning of Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy • The US president may or may not have had an epiphany about Putin – but the optics were dramatic nonetheless

Crimea and punishment • Trump’s mooted peace plan puts burden on Kyiv

A massacre in Kashmir and fury on the streets of India

Flashpoint • Why is the territory disputed and so sensitive?

‘They won’t break us’ Canadians decide Carney is the man for a unique crisis • Just months after being ‘dead and buried’, Liberals turn around election fortunes with voters angry at US president

Game of chance • A victory that owes much to circumstance – and to Trump

Grazie Francesco: crowds cheer for ‘pope of the people’

Three horses • Labour’s trade puzzle: keeping Europe, China and US onside

Gaza faces catastrophe as aid runs out and prices soar

The 89% project • Climate action is popular. Why don’t most people realise it?

How ‘embodied AI’ is reshaping daily life in China • Xi Jinping sees artificial intelligence as key to restoring confidence in the private sector and upgrading the nation’s military strength

Feelers out • Smuggling bust exposes a booming trade in ants

Activists and artists create new way to regenerate ‘City of Gold’

Fin frontier Why fish farms on the moon may be closer than you think • The Lunar Hatch project is studying whether aquaculture might be able to provide a source of protein for astronauts on space missions

Cutting crew • Is the chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge on the wane?

Vigil draws on Filipino ‘bayanihan’ spirit after car attack

THE DIRTIEST RACE IN HISTORY • How did the 2012 Olympics women’s 1500m get its reputation? Athletes cheated out of medals discuss what happened – and how the results unravelled

Food for thought The Danish wholegrain revolution • Is it possible to make a country healthier one slice of rye bread at a time? If the rocketing wholegrain consumption of the Danes is anything to go by, absolutely – thanks to an initiative led by government, NGOs and industry

A pastry pilgrimage • Why bakery tourists will travel miles for a croissant

Simon Tisdall • Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how

Rachel Connolly • We’ll never have the luxury of the Clooneys’ argument-free life

Julian Coman • The conclave’s choice is clear: uphold Francis’s legacy or roll back on it

The GuardianView • Would Joan Didion have welcomed the publication of her therapy notes?

Opinion Letters

Ring leader • Barrie Kosky put Carmen in a gorilla suit and had Das Rheingold’s Erda represented by an 82-year-old naked woman. What does he plan for Die Walküre?

A journey through Von Trier’s dark universe • Colliding planets, women in peril and an angry phone-in host … a show inspired by the director’s themes refuses to shy away from his problematic side

May the force be with you • Not so long ago people would be excited by a new Star Wars...