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 Iceland

A year of conflict, the heroes who give us hope and those we lost

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Global report United Kingdom

Against the odds • A huge gamble sealed a historic deal on fossil fuels – but after a climate summit that was full of surprises, is the final agreement just a ruse?

Winners and losers From fossil fuel to future generations

Hezbollah’s cross-border strikes on Israel ‘risk a second war’

US defence secretary urges change of tactics

Giorgia and Rishi: what’s driving the right’s latest ‘love-burst’?

To Viktor, the spoils? Orbán shows he is ready to play havoc in the EU

On the hook Why hacking case meant so much to Prince Harry

2023 Review of the year • Why double standards on Israel and Russia play into a dangerous game

WORLD IN FLUX • For much of the global south, the west’s seemingly contradictory stance over Gaza and Ukraine symbolises its hypocrisy. Is a reckoning on the cards?

We can be heroes The caring leaders, dancers and dads who proved there is hope for humanity

Great unknowns Huge questions remain unanswered about life on Earth. We asked leading scientists and conservationists: what is the one thing you would like to know about the planet that remains a mystery?

Parting words • Friends pay tribute to famous lives lost this year

Tina Turner • The producer and Heaven 17 musician recalls the humble star who gave him tea and biscuits, and who could record a hit track in one take

Harry Belafonte • The Labour MP remembers the singer, actor and activist as a pioneering figure

Martin Amis • A fellow writer recalls the first lunch and last meeting with the courteous and funny man who sealed their friendship with a handshake

Jane Birkin • They first met on a 1960s London film set, settled in France and led parallel lives

Benjamin Zephaniah • The poet recalls his inspirational hero, a writer of power and integrity who turned down an OBE but revelled in the love of his readers

Barry Humphries • The broadcaster recalls a true original who became Dame Edna and Sir Les

Glenda Jackson • The former UK prime minister recalls the actor and fellow Labour MP, a campaigner who never exploited fame to advance her career

Bobby Charlton • The photographer remembers a football legend and campaigner

Milan Kundera • The editor and journalist recalls the Czechoslovakian novelist as a deep political thinker and mischievous dinner companion

Burt Bacharach • The musician recalls a giant of American song – whose timeless melodies live on

AN EYE ON THE WORLD

Letters

The only way to end this war is for Biden to force Netanyahu out

Be more Nigella – forget tradition, eat food you love

Call me what you want – I’ll keep telling the truth about livestock farming

A Christmas Carol still haunts us, but it is not a recipe for social justice

Film • From gruelling documentary to yearning romance – the 10 best movies of the year

Albums • From political rallying cries to joyous hedonism, the music that made waves

TV • The Guardian Weekly team reveal our small-screen picks of the year, from Top Boy’s poignantly nihilistic finale to a second helping of The Bear’s kitchen chaos

Quiz of the year • Barbie stormed the box office, Prince Harry told all...