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Guardian Weekly

May 26 2023
Magazine

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.

Zelenskiy looks to the global south, the perils of vaping and Toynbee tackles class

The Guardian Weekly

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Global report United Kingdom

Eyewitness

The impasse between the west and the rest • In Hiroshima, two issues dominated the minds of western leaders: how to end the war in Ukraine and impose peace on Russia; and how to convince the global south that a subsequent new world order can be shaped in their interests

Hearts and handshakes Zelenskiy turns focus to countries on the sidelines

A sign of failure The Kremlin is putting up stiffer economic resistance than the G7 anticipated

Taiwan fears fuelling US efforts to stifle chip industry

COLLATERAL DAMAGE • Chipmaker hit by Beijing ban

How Xi’s crackdown on business has Maoist roots

Thousands flee homes after flooding devastation

Mud, sweat and tears The deluge, round two • Less than a month after Emilia-Romagna was struck by deadly storms, the rains returned and claimed more lives

Lost post

‘Wising up’ Brexit blame game comes back to bite the Tories • Carmakers’ criticisms and migration figures add to pressure on Rishi Sunak, who is not trusted by leavers

Shipments of arms double – telling only part of story

After Noah The London zoo team on a mission to save species • The hatching of a Socorro dove – extinct in the wild – is part of a campaign to restore captive animal populations

Intensive farming ‘is main cause of bird decline’

Pedal power Giant-killing MP gears up to capitalise on poll win

Kashmir’s cricket bat industry facing final innings

On tap How Israel uses water to control West Bank • In occupied villages, farms owned by Israelis are flourishing, while Palestinians often do not have enough water to drink

Call to bring guardianship laws into 21st century

Smoke alarm • The rise of disposable e-cigarettes has focused regulators worldwide on what they fear is an explosion of vaping among young people

The battle to expand ‘broken’ supreme court

Back to life The Toronto river that’s roaring again after 50 years

What my privileged start in life taught me about the British class system • It wasn’t just luck that propelled the Guardian columnist into a media career. She reflects on the subtle workings of class (and a meeting with a naked future PM)

THE GLOBAL WARNING • As seas around New Zealand heat at an unparalleled rate, scientists are starting to understand what it might mean for marine ecosystems around the world

OUT OF SIGHT • The deep oceans store huge amounts of energy, but they are not bottomless

Millions are still suffering the consequences of post-9/11 wars

Assad’s welcome by the Arab League betrays all victims of his atrocities

If swing voters took the climate crisis seriously, ministers would too

Hollywood writers have put down their pens to head off a tragic ending

WRITE TO US

A WEEK IN VENN DIAGRAMS Edith Pritchett

Fist full of love • Anohni’s new album replaces despair at the climate emergency with a folk-rock message of forgiveness. The singer speaks out about hope, soul and empathy

Martin Amis 1949–2023 • His electrifying prose made him more fun to read than all other writers put together, and meeting him was an intoxicating experience

Ahead of the curve • As a...


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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.

Zelenskiy looks to the global south, the perils of vaping and Toynbee tackles class

The Guardian Weekly

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Global report United Kingdom

Eyewitness

The impasse between the west and the rest • In Hiroshima, two issues dominated the minds of western leaders: how to end the war in Ukraine and impose peace on Russia; and how to convince the global south that a subsequent new world order can be shaped in their interests

Hearts and handshakes Zelenskiy turns focus to countries on the sidelines

A sign of failure The Kremlin is putting up stiffer economic resistance than the G7 anticipated

Taiwan fears fuelling US efforts to stifle chip industry

COLLATERAL DAMAGE • Chipmaker hit by Beijing ban

How Xi’s crackdown on business has Maoist roots

Thousands flee homes after flooding devastation

Mud, sweat and tears The deluge, round two • Less than a month after Emilia-Romagna was struck by deadly storms, the rains returned and claimed more lives

Lost post

‘Wising up’ Brexit blame game comes back to bite the Tories • Carmakers’ criticisms and migration figures add to pressure on Rishi Sunak, who is not trusted by leavers

Shipments of arms double – telling only part of story

After Noah The London zoo team on a mission to save species • The hatching of a Socorro dove – extinct in the wild – is part of a campaign to restore captive animal populations

Intensive farming ‘is main cause of bird decline’

Pedal power Giant-killing MP gears up to capitalise on poll win

Kashmir’s cricket bat industry facing final innings

On tap How Israel uses water to control West Bank • In occupied villages, farms owned by Israelis are flourishing, while Palestinians often do not have enough water to drink

Call to bring guardianship laws into 21st century

Smoke alarm • The rise of disposable e-cigarettes has focused regulators worldwide on what they fear is an explosion of vaping among young people

The battle to expand ‘broken’ supreme court

Back to life The Toronto river that’s roaring again after 50 years

What my privileged start in life taught me about the British class system • It wasn’t just luck that propelled the Guardian columnist into a media career. She reflects on the subtle workings of class (and a meeting with a naked future PM)

THE GLOBAL WARNING • As seas around New Zealand heat at an unparalleled rate, scientists are starting to understand what it might mean for marine ecosystems around the world

OUT OF SIGHT • The deep oceans store huge amounts of energy, but they are not bottomless

Millions are still suffering the consequences of post-9/11 wars

Assad’s welcome by the Arab League betrays all victims of his atrocities

If swing voters took the climate crisis seriously, ministers would too

Hollywood writers have put down their pens to head off a tragic ending

WRITE TO US

A WEEK IN VENN DIAGRAMS Edith Pritchett

Fist full of love • Anohni’s new album replaces despair at the climate emergency with a folk-rock message of forgiveness. The singer speaks out about hope, soul and empathy

Martin Amis 1949–2023 • His electrifying prose made him more fun to read than all other writers put together, and meeting him was an intoxicating experience

Ahead of the curve • As a...


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