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 Poland

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

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Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

CARRY ON CLACTON • Nigel Farage won last week’s byelection against Count Binface but critics called the vote he forced a waste of money

Back under investigation Inquiry resumes into £5m gift • Watchdog reopens probe into Farage’s financial affairs as political rivals speak out over needless byelection

Beyond parody • This was a futile byelection that has done Farage no favours

Recruiters scramble for soldiers as mobilisation fears mount

Missile crisis • Global shortage of interceptors cancels out any Patriot gains

Concerns grow over deepening global ties with Taliban

Under siege • West Bank police plan ‘step toward annexation’

Eyewitness Sri Lanka

Conflict and drought force a change in trade routes

China and Russia eye north’s ‘ice silk road’ • As the first regular container ships pass through, concerns remain about political and environmental risks

Scorched Amazon faces the wrath of ‘Godzilla’ El Niño • Scientists predict the supercharged climate pattern will peak at the end of the dry season, when the rainforest is at its most vulnerable

High stakes Mass exam protests have gone global • Student unrest sweeps India, Portugal and Mexico as the pressure for good grades in tough job markets increases

International student crisis looms for UK universities

Footballing dreams lost at sea on the crossing to Ceuta

‘No TikTok’ • China threat prompts drill to switch off internet

Flight risk • The rapid spread of white-nose syndrome to Canada’s northernmost bat colonies from the US has shocked experts. Now, the race is on to find a cure before species disappear

A gilded White House is no cure for midterm malaise

New old foe • Lula to face Bolsonaro’s son in October poll

A BUNGLED BOMB PLOT IN POLAND EXPOSED A SPY. BUT WHOSE SPY WAS HE? • When Igor Rogov was accused of working for the Kremlin, his friends were shocked and questioned whether the activist really was an agent.

Living for the WEEKEND • It’s 100 years since WED Henry Ford gave his THU employees weekends off. As the modern workforce fragments into those on flexible time and those tied to shifts, is our shared experience of downtime being undermined?

Simon Tisdall • Rubio could help Trump solve his foreign policy mess, but he hasn’t

Jules Darmanin • I just got married in the Vegas of Europe. It was a romantic 20 minutes

Andy Beckett • The British weather is no longer a safe topic of conversation

The GuardianView • The solar eclipse reminds us that shared experiences can unite all of humanity

Opinion Letters

BECKY BARNICOAT ON MILLENNIAL LIFE

Eyes on the prize • Sam Smith’s new album subverts their roots to tell their love story. They discuss health, happiness – and finding a new home

Beyond borders • A play based on author Haruki Murakami’s most ambitious sci-f i work is touring the world, riding a wave of interest in Japanese culture

Reviews

Why poetry speaks to us in these brutal times • From ancient Greece to the scorched earth of Gaza and Ukraine, the power of verse is unique in the way that it can conjure up a moment, or feeling, or thought

The last dance • The Nobel laureate’s final novel is a poignant love letter to...