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.

Editor’s Notes

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

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Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

‘Life is meaningless’ • In the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, where a million people fled from genocide in Myanmar, Rohingya hold little hope of return – and are finding their lives devastated by diseases such as cancer and diabetes

EXPLAINER • The plight of Myanmar’s displaced people

Held to ransom • Rohingya face exploitation at the hands of traffickers

New law sparks fear as potential conscripts try to flee

Spotlight • The man who was killed looking for food for his daughters

Ceasefire talks • The pathway to a pause in hostilities – and the obstacles

Two Sessions but only one message: the party rules supreme

Live wires • How important are Russia’s intercepted military talks?

Supporters of Navalny defy Kremlin at final farewell

‘No-go’ areas • How a fringe rightwing idea became mainstream

The battle to reclaim social media from ‘manosphere’

El Niño forecast to drive record heat this year

The schools that stay cool in 40C • Architects use local materials and merge traditional techniques with modern technology to make welcoming spaces

A city of two massacres • War leaves deep scars in Geneina

Documentary offers a new lease of life to Bobi Wine

How Shōgun broke the mould of depicting the Japanese

Anger rises as vaping permeates primary schools

Pump it up Can a Dutch startup save the Arcticice? • The climate crisis is devastating natural habitats and local people’s food sources. A technique used in the Netherlands for creating ice rinks could provide a solution

The return of Bannon, the unkempt cheerleader of far right

Slow to judge • Supreme court moves risk appearance of helping Trump

LINE OF DUTY • This is the story of a 1,400km rail journey across Ukraine, and the lives of ordinary people in a country that has been at war for two years

AI KNOW JUST WHAT YOU MEAN • Millions of people are turning to AI therapy as mental health waiting lists grow. It’s cheap, quick and convenient, but is counselling by chatbots really the right tool to tackle complex emotional needs?

Inside the box • How AI is reshaping us

George Monbiot • Why is nobody talking about the massive, looming water crisis?

Emma Brockes • Gen X loves voice notes – but I don’t want to hear your mini-podcast

Jonathan Freedland • George Galloway is not the only one profiting from the pain of Gaza

The GuardianView • Macron’s hawkish Ukraine remarks focus minds on Europe’s future security

Opinion Letters

Lightning in a bottle • About to release her first solo produced album, St Vincent talks about life, death and power of love

The female architects breaking ground • From the repurposing of a derelict mosque in Niger to a mirrored Kyiv office tower, a new book celebrates the thrilling work of 100 women

‘Bodacious!’ • Edward Enninful shook up the world of fashion. For his next move, the sartorial supremo wants to change how we view the explosively provocative photographer Robert Mapplethorpe

Reviews

In the beginning • In luminous prose, the Gilead author explores the first book of the Bible and finds it still provides meaning in today’s secular world

Becoming George • The...