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 Slovenia

Trump plays victim, escape from Xinjiang and Broderick’s Bueller

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Global report United Kingdom

‘EVERY TIME HE IS INDICTED, HIS POLL NUMBERS GO UP’ • Many a politician’s career has ended in ignominy in the wake of scandal whereas the former Republican president seems to draw strength from charges against him. Democrats, meanwhile, are watching the courtroom drama unfold without comment

Jack Smith, prosecutor ‘If I could be cowed … I would find another line of work’

‘These people are diehard’: Trump fans shrug off his indictments • Many in Iowa see prosecution of the former president as a Democratic political move – and they say it will backfire

Sahel crisis Military coup adds to chaos but may also offer hope

French disconnection France’s empire in Africa is crumbling while Russia circles

China backs peace talks after Jeddah summit

Reality check Ukraine’s push on three fronts is measured in metres

Eyewitness Japan

‘A floating prison’ First asylum seekers go onboard Bibby Stockholm barge • ‘Inhumane’ government accused of reverting to the Victorian era with up to 500 spaces for people fleeing to escape war and persecution

‘Should we cheer?’: support for port arrivals

‘This is weird, it’s strange’ • Sea ice has fallen so fast from record highs that it has left the continent exposed to destructive elements and scientists are baffled

Rents soar as bid to attract foreign money backfires • Government incentives and deregulation have brought digital nomads, Airbnbs and ‘golden visas’ – but steep housing costs for locals

Till truths Prices go up to factor in ‘real costs’

Boom time The fraught rise of the retail apps • An online shopping revolution is transforming consumer habits but not everyone has a good deal

‘Endless possibilities’ On a mission to create the materials that don’t exist • Synthetic chemists are moving forward with a breakthrough method known as skeletal editing, which could pave the way for revolutionary advances in medicine and sustainable plastics

‘What about Hunter?’ Why Biden’s son is a GOP target again

How electric cars drove right into the middle of the culture wars

My escape from China’s mass arrests • When Uyghurs started disappearing into ‘re-education camps’, I knew it was only a matter of time before I would be detained. So I got ready to run

FAKE • Brands have been fighting fakes for years but with vintage now seen as planet and wallet friendly how do secondhand shoppers know it’s the real deal? Meet the bogus hunters.

EU needs a humane migration strategy, not the same failed tactic

We need a new way to swear that doesn’t demean women

People are kinder than our cynical politicians will give us credit for

Homage to Mrs Orwell: the restoration of the invisible women cancelled by history

WRITE TO US

My legacy? I’m Ferris Bueller • The actor best known for playing a teenager talks about his new very grown-up role in the tale of OxyContin and the film that will always define him

Bright stars of a wild, unsettling genius • A century after the photographer’s birth, a thrilling iff lawed exhibition of works by Diane Arbus reveals her focus to be as fresh as ever

Folk united in a divided city • Fiddles, flutes and pipes are bringing generations and communities...