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.

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Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

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Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

UNITED STATES • Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden after a faltering debate performance against Donald Trump. Once-friendly media heavyweights have joined the chorus of derision. Is it time for Joe to go?

In the wings • Six candidates who could replace Biden

Biden’s burden • President needs to give way to someone who can beat Trump

Macron’s failed gamble • How Le Pen destroyed the centrist project

Last dance • Rival parties scramble to unite against the far right

Bloc braces as populist Orbán takes charge of EU agenda

War of words • Deadly attack on Kharkiv book printer

The long and wasted years of Tory Britain • Before the Conservatives came to power in 2010, David Cameron set out his vision of a prosperous, secure country that would care for all. By every yardstick, his party has failed

Eyewitness Kenya

‘Grey zone’ How the IDF views some journalists as targets • Despite denials by Israel of deliberate targeting to silence critics, record number of media workers killed in Gaza

UN aid chief departs with warning of ‘huge’ famine

‘They won’t silence us’ Activist’s vow after ambush and beating • Opposition is pinning its hopes on parliamentary elections in October, amid attacks on government critics

Actor issues free speech warning after deportation

‘This makes us nervous’ • Balloon wars raise stakes in the DMZ

Airports are everywhere – but where are all the passengers?

Will the real Lucy stand up? Meet our 3.2m-year-old ancestor • Fifty years on, how the find of a remarkable skeleton in Ethiopia changed our understanding of evolution

On the line The supreme court handed Trump a partial win. Now what? • Ruling means the former president is now less likely to face trial in the subversion case before the election

New chapter • What next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks?

LENDERS OF LAST RESORT • In 2024, Britain’s libraries aren’t just for books. They’re support centres, homeless shelters and safety nets – filling huge gaps left by the state

On your marks, get set dope! • Would an Olympics-style tournament where everyone is on drugs put the honesty back in sport – or cause rifts, risks and addictions?

George Monbiot • Look to history and learn how to confront the world’s oligarchs

Jill Stark • Relish the freedom: being single is a joyful defiance of convention

Margaret Simons • Whether a journalist or not, Assange changed journalism for ever

The GuardianView • Putting his own interests above his country’s is nothing new for Netanyahu

Opinion Letters

Best foot forward • Hollywood’s great survivor first set hearts fluttering in the 1984 classic Footloose. Now 65, he’s back and talks money, marriage … and learning to live with himself

Fireworks, bangers and pink cowboy hats • This year’s festival was one of the most diverse editions yet, from K-pop’s Worthy Farm debut, to SZA, Cyndi Lauper and Little Simz

Seat of their bants • Viral clips of comedians’ ‘crowd work’ are remaking standup for the social media age. But do these interactions detract from the craft?

Reviews

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