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 Kazakhstan

The EU’s seismic shift, science gives Eve her due, and Naples’ ascent

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Global report United Kingdom

Russia’s invasion has had a major impact on the bloc’s security and energy policies – and even its very raison d’être How the Ukraine war made the EU rethink everything

JOINED-UP EUROPE • A timeline of major events in the history of the EU

‘Solidarity and support’ EU proposes €5bn military aid package after ‘historic’ meeting

Fraud case threatens to end Trump’s family business

Trial run What to know as Trump fraud case begins

Eyewitness China

Ailing NHS will be Tory achilles heel at election, report says • Party’s standing badly undermined by broken promises made in 2019 manifesto, ministers warned

Health hazard Conservatives’ 2019 pledges may come back to bite them

Under threat One species in six at risk of extinction

Closing net on illegal wildlife traf fickers • For decades the plundering of protected species went unchallenged, but new efforts are being made to halt the trade

Across the divide Tasmania’s battle for an Indigenous voice vote • A bloody colonial past informs the debate in the only state backing a yes vote in historic referendum on constitution

EXPLAINER • What is the Indigenous voice to parliament?

‘It feels like being in hell’: Rio roasts in spring heatwave

Best foot forward Can ‘super shoes’ turn an athlete into a record breaker? • New world-best time for women’s marathon revives debate about hi-tech footwear in athletic performance

All about Eve Why women belong at heart of evolution • American academic Cat Bohannon discusses her myth-busting new book about human development that has taken 10 years to write

‘Dark history’ Parliament’s Nazi amnesia reignites row over its past

Striking a deal Could writers’ AI victory be a model for the future?

Rub of the Green • A year ago, Robert Habeck was one of Germany’s best-liked politicians. Then came the backlash. Can he win the argument all over again?

ONE FALSE MOVE • In a conference room in central London, Nato staf f, military personnel and academics face of f in a contest whose stakes could not be higher. The challenge: to prevent the world plunging into all-out war

Unless Biden steps aside, we must prepare for the return of Trump

What internet fad will replace NFTs now they are all but worthless?

Suella Braverman’s vulgar views humiliate every single migrant

The felling of the Sycamore Gap tree is symbolic of Britain’s wider malaise

WRITE TO US

Napoli ever after • With its decaying beauty and unique way of life inspiring books, films, TV and music, the Italian city has captured the cultural zeitgeist

Michael Gambon 1940–2023 • Beloved as Dumbledore by children the world over, the actor, who died last week aged 82, was also superb in bad-guy roles and made every part a star turn

Divine intervention • Four Quartets made Pam Tanowitz an overnight sensation after 25 years. Now the New York dance veteran is applying her mastery to the Hebrew Bible’s Song of Songs

Reviews

Into battle • A bravura translation of the Iliad that stands out in a crowded field and revels in the clarity and emotional clout of Homer’s epic

People watching • An overly scientific view of human...