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.
Dubai’s bid to build influence, taking stock on Israel-Hamas war and kicking consumerism
Global report • Headlines from the last seven days
SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT
Dubai’s net zero gains • The city-state is offering the UN’s global climate conference access to its oil-industry networks in the hope of boosting its soft power brand. But who stands to benefit most?
Oil and water? Sultan Al Jaber, the host fanning f lames of the fossil fuel debate
History lessons • Will Israel win the battle but lose the war against Hamas?
‘We just wish to be killed’ Fear returns as truce ends
Families reunited as hostages return home from Gaza
The classic children’s books that Putin could not destroy
Eyewitness Ethiopia
Why young Europeans are turning towards the far right • Housing, health and economic fears, not cultural factors, are pushing many younger voters towards political extremes
‘Heartbroken’ Muslim mayor takes stock of Wilders’ win
Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China • Exclusive Malware may still be present and potential effects have been covered up by staff, investigation reveals
How Chile became a voice for Palestine • The Andean nation has the largest Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East – and the ongoing hostilities in Gaza are being felt deeply
Gaza conflict reignites tensions with the US
Landmark marriage brings joy for same-sex couples
‘This is war’ Māori treaty rights at risk from new government
Inside a legal drug use room • At Quai 9 in Geneva, safe equipment and care have cut overdoses and illnesses among addicts. But opinion differs over whether such projects actually reduce drug usage or just contain it
Evasive action Can Trump really have it both ways on abortion?
Why esteem for Kissinger transcended political divisions
TOO MUCH STUFF • Alarmed by the rising tide of waste we all create, my family and I tried to make do with much less. But real change requires action on a far bigger scale
Last love • Mary and Derek weren’t the first couple to get together at Easterlea Rest Home. But those other relationships had been more like friendships – and this was something else entirely
Simon Tisdall • Berlin is Kyiv’s new best friend. What a difference a war makes
Marina Prentoulis • Parthenon marbles spat is a gift for a PM with troubles at home
Gaby Hinsliff • Rape is rape, whatever your view of the war. To trivialise it is wrong
The Guardian View • Rich nations that benefited most from fossil fuels must commit to a fairer future
Opinion Letters
Power dressing • The miracle baby of a Holocaust survivor, who married a prince then became a hugely successful and influential fashion designer, reflects on her 'folkloric' life
Shane MacGowan 1957–2023 • The former Pogues frontman created, for a brief period, extraordinary songs of fury, humour and incisive beauty before succumbing to addiction
Prophet sharing • Irish author Paul Lynch on his brush with cancer, how world events inspired his Booker-winning novel and why readers are cheated by happy endings
Reviews
Black and white • An insightful mix of historical research and memoir illuminates British behaviour in Kenya at the time of the Mau Mau uprising
Locale hero • The neighbourhood of Brooklyn speaks for itself in this sparkling fictionalised memoir of gentrification...