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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SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

A vote to rebuild Britain • Aware of apathy for Labour as the Conservatives are swept out of office, the new prime minister must deliver growth as he balances a tricky coalition of interests

Turning blue wall yellow • Social care is made top priority after party’s best ever result

High stakes • Dizzying win but there’s no safety net if Labour fails

A Tory party all at sea • Who is fit to captain the good ship Conservative after defeat?

Building bridges • In a fragile, perilous era we need stronger ties with Europe

Spotlight • ‘We were so scared’ Surprise surge for left alliance pushes far right into third place

Shock result • Political paralysis looms in split parliament

Immunity ruling raises the stakes for Democrats • Supreme court decision and Biden’s refusal to step down dim hopes party can win the election and save democracy

Chasing the elusive nonpartisan female voter

Eyewitness China

Kingdom’s balancing act on Israel and Gaza conflict

New voice Victory for reformist candidate • Masoud Pezeshkian’s win in presidential election reflects deep dissatisfaction with direction of country

Rush for oil prompts fears for climate • Latin America’s new oil boom threatens global net zero, but many argue they have same right to profit as the west

Life at the heart of Japan’s lonely death epidemic

Sword Granny • The 82-year-old teaching women self-defence

Clear the floor! The science of dad dancing – and why it’s good for you • A viral video of Prince William dancing to Taylor Swift has renewed focus on the wider benefits for older men who carry on strutting their stuff

Understated newcomer could end 25 years of Chavismo

Prime factor After nine years, is the Trudeau era nearing a conclusion? • After an electoral upset, the public is growing increasingly weary of the prime minister’s tenure – and his Liberal party

It’s a knockout • How laughing gas went from vaudeville gimmick to revolutionary anaesthetic to modern party drug.

Totally wired • Locked in their bedrooms, playing into the small hours, children as young as 10 years old are now obsessed with their consoles. Why are so many young people addicted to video games?

Opinion Rebecca Solnit • Why is the pundit class desperate to push Joe Biden out of the race?

Alexander Christie-Miller • Erdoğan’s plan to cull street dogs will destroy more than just animals

Justine Greening • The rudderless Tories must find a purpose or face extinction

The GuardianView • Labour’s landslide gives it the strength to become the change the country needs

Opinion Letters

The robots are coming! • Is AI about to ruin your favourite TV show?

Show asks, Gauguin: artist or monster? • The National Gallery of Australia’s new exhibition reckons with the French artist’s colonial legacy and misdeeds, but also omits and distracts from them

A force to be reckoned with • Argentinian dance group Fuerza Bruta use hip-hop and high-wire artistry to bring culture to the masses and help audiences soar above political worries

Reviews

Best of the worst • In a fascinating mea culpa, a former PR recounts disreputable tales of a career spent whitewashing dictators and...