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.

Eyewitness China

Turmoil for millions in Ukraine; storms batter Australia

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Killing of the innocents • THE INVASION OF UKRAINE SPECIAL REPORT

A NEW ALEPPO? • From Kharkiv to Mykolaiv, the Russian onslaught has been fierce – but residents say they will not surrender

‘You will be punished’ Zelenskiy vow after bloody atrocities

‘My son is brave, but I see he’s scared’ How one family’s life was disrupted

Alarm over pro-Russian monasteries

‘Tip of the iceberg’ As Ukrainians flee in droves, a humanitarian crisis is just beginning

A tale of two migrations On the Polish border, some fleeing conflict are more welcome than others

A grim balancing act? Why Tel Aviv ‘has done everything not to do anything’ over Ukraine

Rouble trouble Sanctions are causing Russia pain – but can the west keep its resolve?

‘Frankly, they tricked us’ Russian troops tell of reality shock and low morale

Thousands of arrests at anti-war marches

Past pointers If only we’d remembered history’s half-forgotten songs

Spotlight

Can eyes in the sky help cut methane? • A new generation of satellites set to launch next year will be able to track emissions of the potent climate warming gas and aid the goal of reducing it

COMPLETING THE PUZZLE • The high-resolution satellites tracking methane from space

‘Rain bomb’ East coast reels from worst floods in memory • Cleanup begins as NSW and Queensland bear the brunt of horrific weather conditions that claim at least 17 lives

Shane Warne 1969-2022 • Preternatural cricketing genius with a carefree spirit

Price crunch Shortages push food and fuel out of reach

Can Macron show he has governed for all? • Brittany symbolises how difficult life has been for many French people in the past two years – but there are signs of change

Uncivil union Collaborative tone of annual address fades into feuding

Invasion of Ukraine exposes far right affinity with Putin

‘I treasure this time. I get to see the work done 50 and 60 years ago really mattered, even though there were moments we all felt it was in vain’ • In 1972, feminist and civil rights campaigner Angela Davis was in prison facing the death penalty. Five decades on, she explains why the power of protest is stronger than ever

Million dollar babies • Children diagnosed with a deadly genetic condition are offered hope of a better quality of life, thanks to new groundbreaking drugs. However, with the treatment having a price tag of up to $2.1m a dose, who decides which patient deserves to receive a second chance?

The world is unpredictable, which gives us hope amid the madness Rebecca Solnit

It has taken a war to explode myth of sport’s separation from politics Jonathan Liew

Despite the crackdown rhetoric, oligarch cash is embedded in London John Harris

When the money runs out so, too, will support for Putin’s imperial dream

Letters

To boldly go back • Patrick Stewart on why he is returning to Star Trek at 81, hitting the bottle during Macbeth and his brotherly double act with X-Men co-star Ian McKellen

Could the Barbican’s concrete brutalism be tamed? • It’s 40 years since the miraculous, Escher-like arts and housing complex opened in London – but there are fears that a revamp could turn it into another shopping mall

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