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.

Editor’s Notes

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

United Kingdom

Readers’ eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Trump’s dark side • The former president looks almost certain to win the Republican nomination. But his lashing out at a rival exposed a weakness that could yet be pivotal in the election

Veep power • In the hunt for Trump’s running mate, only devotees need apply

Not so fast … • Trump seems unstoppable – but here’s why he’s vulnerable

Spotlight • ICJ order UN court’s Gaza decision puts the west to the test

THE ICJ ORDER • Key takeaways

UN urges donors to rethink Gaza funding halt

Drone raids help Kyiv carry the f ight deep into Russia

Fighting talk • Is Europe right to be ready for a wider war?

Ring of ire

Biggest, but also baddest Can ocean liners ever be green? • The world’s largest cruise ship may run on LNG, but campaigners dispute its environmental credentials

Kashmir’s slopes are free of snow – and tourists

After riots, grievances simmer at a Muslim-run soup kitchen

A done deal? • How UK’s post-Brexit trade talks are faring

Brit stop • The UK is kicking out EU citizens. Some think: why not the other way round?

The heiress creating her own wealth tax • Marlene Engelhorn hopes giving away €25m will shake up democracy in a country that has no inheritance tax

Rebel army fighters use drones to take on ruling junta

Kidnappings surge as guerrilla insurgency advances

True grit How to spot a liar • TV show The Traitors has shown just how adept some people are at lying. An ex-FBI agent, a psychologist and a fraud investigator give their tips for spotting dishonesty

Gen Z falls for the quiet charms of the public library

Out of gas • How long will Biden’s ‘carbon bomb’ project pause last?

WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF? • After being hunted to near extinction, wolves have returned to Europe. But when one killed the family pony of EU president Ursula von der Leyen, it ignited a high-stakes battle. Are the animals’ days numbered?

The choice over Ukraine • Two years into the full-scale war, Olesya Khromeychuk sees the world’s support for Ukraine waning. But, she warns, it’s not just her country’s future at stake

Simon Tisdall

Mihir Bose • England may have given cricket to the world, but it’s India’s game now

John Harris • Thinking small may get Labour into No 10. But beyond that, what?

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Opinion Letters

A concrete maze • Hong Kong’s M+ wants to be a global titan of art, to rival the likes of Tate Modern. But did its architects, Herzog & de Meuron, overdo the cement?

‘Opera is to touch the soul of another’ • Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu is back to reprise the La Bohème role she has sung hundreds of times – yet, she believes, changes with every performance

Abel Ferrara’s final cut • The cult film director, now aged 72, reflects on sobriety, #MeToo, Italian fascism and how the matter of creative freedom led him to relocate to Europe

Reviews

SLOWDOWN. HAVE FUN. LIVE WELL.

Viral load • The author of The Hours explores the inner lives of a Brooklyn family, before, during and after lockdown

Open season • An account of the fall of the iron curtain, from festive crowds in Hungary to the...