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

United Kingdom

Readers’ eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

‘There is hate on all sides’ • The ICC order to halt the military operation in Rafah capped a disastrous week for Israel on the world stage – while at home, a divided population is increasingly doubtful about the direction of the war. Where does the country go from here?

Stark warning • ICJ ruling is third blow in a week for Israel as isolation grows

Ways and means • West’s indignation at ICC undermines its own world order

Spotlight • From bad to worse How early election backfired on PM

All change? • Labour hopes a simple message will chime with vexed nation

How young people’s views are shifting on immigration

‘They call us Nazis’ The town where right is on rise • Rallies in Kaufbeuren show split between AfD supporters and locals who acknowledge Bavarian district’s grim past

Eyewitness Bolivia

New normal • Life under constant attack threat in Kharkiv

‘Not our president’: Kanak call on Macron for fair deal

Sting theory The truth about Asian hornets • Media buzz about the invasive species has picked up pace. How terrified should humans and honeybees really be?

Secrets of the world’s most trusting country • In Danish society, people feel safe enough to leave their babies and bikes out on the street. How did they get to this point?

Dying wish • The festival that wants to revive the Irish wake

Easter Island monoliths face up to new climate extremes

Full of hot air? The cold truth about heat pumps • Critics claim the climate-friendly technology is not up to the job in icy weather. But do the facts bear this out?

Star turns • Trump and Biden court celebrity seal of approval

How Church of England’s slavery ties went to top of hierarchy

International bright young things • Every year, hundreds of Kenyans head off to study at elite universities in the US and UK. On graduating, many find themselves in a strange position: unable to fit in abroad, but no longer feeling like they belong back home

Life after lava • Icelanders are famously hardy, but after a series of volcanic eruptions set houses alight and opened up 20-metre-deep fissures in Grindavík, the fishing town near the famous Blue Lagoon, residents are asking if they’ll ever be allowed back home

Opinion Timothy Garton Ash • Ukraine can recover with bolder support – but now it’s on the ropes

Rokhaya Diallo • Why I took to Cannes’ red carpet to call out sexual violence

Jonathan Freedland • The Tories must be punished for the chaos and hurt they’ve caused

The GuardianView • Biden and Trump agree on tariffs on China, signalling time is up for free trade

Opinion Letters

On reflection • From Baby Reindeer to Taylor Swift, artists are sharing personal testimonies like never before. Why do we find the unvarnished truth so irresistible?

Inner pickle Celebrating the classic Jewish deli • I’ll Have What She’s Having explores the European origins of the delicatessen and why it occupies such a special place in US culture

Breathless goodbye • Days before his death by assisted suicide, the race was on to complete Jean-Luc Godard’s last film. We meet the team who helped him finish his swansong

Reviews

Points of origin • Two takes on Covid’s early days...