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 Kenya

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

‘I just keep asking myself how I’ll die’ Khan Younis residents in fear • As the battle against Hamas escalates in the south of Gaza, the Israeli military has launched a relentless bombardment of the city, which it claims is the organisation’s command centre

Diplomacy Secretary general vows not to give up on Gaza ceasefire

Conflict without end The urge to annihilate the Hamas monster now risks feeding it

Spotlight • What happens if the 1.5C target is missed?

Green policy fears fuel rise of far right, says president

Eyewitness Argentina

Dismay over visa plans where ‘only the rich may fall in love’ • Families fear proposals to more than double the earnings threshold could force separation and exile

Lost horizons I may never live in the same country as my kids again

Help support refugees to rebuild their lives in safety

Revealed: 1,000-plus unmarked graves along EU borders

‘We kept going’ Indie publisher marks 25 years of telling tales

Dream city struggles to get off the ground • The pop singer Akon unveiled plans for a new metropolis in 2018, but the project has been beset by delays and problems

Under watch Exiled activist still fears China’s surveillance

How Miss Universe became a symbol of defiance

Sweet spot How the coating on our cells shaped humankind • The sugar chains covering our cells have interacted over the ages with our environment and the diseases that plague us, influencing our evolution

Biden lawyer says tax case is a result of ‘Republican pressure’

New high or mild thrill? Recreating Lunch atop a Skyscraper

This is the story of the most dramatic 72 hours of their lives • When seven chimpanzees at a Swedish zoo broke free from their enclosure last winter, the keepers faced a terrible choice.

Signed, sealed, delivered • Correspondence in the modern era is increasingly dominated by email, texts and social media apps. But the success of a long-running UK stage show is proof of the enduring power of the written letter.

Emma Ashford • Biden must face the truth at this critical point and devise a Plan B

Sohini Chattopadhyay • A woman running is taking strides towards a more equal society

Gaby Hinsliff • Far from cleaning up Johnson’s Covid mess, Sunak is drowning in it

The Guardian View • Maduro has set his sights on Guyana in a cynical ploy to cling on to power

Opinion Letters

Season’s readings • Our critics select their must-reads from the past year

Fiction • Welcome returns, family connections, inventive takes on history and an uplifting view of Earth

Crime and thrillers • An AI police detective, cosy bestselling whodunnits, a Glaswegian gangland thriller and Indian mobsters

Graphic novels • Hip-hop history, supernatural forces, memories of the Big Apple and Turner’s forgotten contemporary

Science fiction • An absorbing detective story, a profound space mission, an instant classic and a metafiction

Politics • Rory Stewart’s regrets, Theresa May on scandals and what Trump’s aide saw at the White House

Ideas • Why be reasonable, what turned Naomi Wolf to conspiracy – and are we heading for end times?

People • Traumatic family stories, the rise of a pop icon and insights into the most hidden – yet public – marriages

Music...