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.

Eyes of the tiger

Moscow in denial, women make history and fishing for bikes

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

United Kingdom

Games on

‘Nobody wants to hear about the war’ • Moscow residents are determined to enjoy the summer as public indifference to the conflict grows

‘I hate them’ Medvedev’s slide from boyish liberal to bitter hawk

Grain export resumes, easing fears of widespread hunger • Analysts express tentative hopes that international efforts to allow ships to cross Black Sea blockade will hold

England’s win against Germany is only the beginning

How can England build on their win? • Our writers of fer five big ideas for women’s football after the Lionesses make history and end 56 years of hurt

Widow urges activists to ‘go forward’ after four are executed

President’s downfall raises hopes of justice for war crimes

Light savers

Why migrant workers are turning to evangelical Christianity • The Pentecostal church is flourishing in Gulf states as low-paid expatriate labourers seek rescue from abuse

Iran’s interests Efforts to keep Tehran at arm’s length may have been in vain

James Lovelock 1919-2022

Could hemp help wean farmers off their opium crops?

Instagran Meet a new generation of over-60s influencers

Fare deal Reversing a nation’s reliance on the car • New investment and lower ticket prices are part of a Europe-wide effort to nudge drivers on to public transport

TICKET TO RIDE • Public transport initiatives around Europe

Rugby and dementia Why it’s time for the game to stop deluding itself • As with other contact sports, a legal storm is heading rugby’s way. Financial help for affected players will not solve the underlying problem – but it would be a start

FADING MEMORIES • The list of players diagnosed with brain injuries is growing

Democracy in danger as political violence increases

Tourists feel the heat as fire sweeps through Yosemite

Lifecycle • Every year, thousands of bikes are tossed into rivers, ponds, lakes and canals. What’s behind this mass drowning?

Ask a silly question • …‘So, when did you know?’ As a gender nonconforming trans person, I have spent years being quizzed about my identity. But sometimes there are no neat answers

Chile is updating its constitution. The US should follow its lead David Adler

Macron’s visit to Cameroon signals Colonisation 2.0 Vava Tampa

Gulf between the Tories and the real world has never been so great Will Hutton

More than ever, dialogue between nations is critical to averting nuclear disaster • Founded 1821 Independently owned by the Scott Trust

Letters

Comic book hero • Neil Gaiman changed comics for ever with The Sandman. For his next trick, he’s bringing the magic of his breakthrough work to TV

The secret art society • Painters, playwrights and photographers have defied occupying forces in a southern Ukrainian city to share their experiences

Beyoncé • Rennaisance (Parkwood/Columbia)

Prom 14: CBSO/Yamada • Royal Albert Hall, London

Down the line In this brilliant study of mixed heritage, the Australian writer traces her ancestry and reflects on how we idealise the homeland

Show me the money A Citizen Kane-style mystery drives this multilayered tale of a New York tycoon who cashes in when Wall Street...