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 Australia

Mariupol’s misery, royal ructions and the return of a gay icon

Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Global report United Kingdom

‘GOD HAS LEFT MARIUPOL’ • An unfolding story of heartache, destruction and death has been documented by residents

KHARKIV UNDER FIRE ‘WE HAVEN’T HAD A DAY OFF IN A MONTH’

In brief

What happens next? • Moscow may have scaled back its military ambitions, but the war is far from over

Standing ground • Activists against the war refuse to flee country

The Putin perplexity • Biden’s blunder may at least force the west to focus on an endgame

HUNGARY • Putin casts a shadow over Orbán in high-stakes election

Sofia, so good • PM Petkov vows to end corruption

Vote loser? • Pécresse’s regress leaves Républicains facing oblivion

Misjudged royal tour sows seeds of doubt in Caribbean

Hot topic • Māori village reopens for tourists with relief and fear

Omicron makes tracks into virus-free outposts

Paw patrol Helping Florida’s panthers thrive • Wildlife corridors are critical to protecting the species as the pressures of development encroach on their habitat

No barrier The porous wall in the West Bank • Palestinians are increasingly using holes in the security fence, while Israeli businesses are happy to use cheap labour

Price of bread fixed as wheat costs soar

The problem with self-driving cars • The technology behind autonomous vehicles is proving hard to perfect, despite bold claims made by Tesla boss Elon Musk and others

One historic step closer to supreme court bench for Jackson

Cabin fever • YouTuber sparks row over rights to wilderness

Welcome to Britain. Now what? • As war in Ukraine creates millions of new refugees, many people evacuated from Kabul last summer are still living in limbo. For six months, we followed three families as they adjust to life in their new home

In the bad books • From Art Spiegelman to Margaret Atwood, books are disappearing from American schools’ shelves. What’s behind the rise in censorship?

Turning tirades • US progressives have success in halting censorship in the classroom

Slowly but surely, the sun is setting on the Commonwealth Moya Lothian-McLean

Why can’t some scientists admit they got it wrong in 2020? Devi Sridhar

Moscow and Beijing: a history of respect and resentment Rana Mitter

Putin may look isolated, but important players are hedging their bets

Letters

In her own right • As Gentleman Jack returns for a new season, the show’s creator reflects on how its ‘uncompromisingly gay’ hero became a global icon

A house on fire • Groundbreaking company Punchdrunk are back in a vast new London home with The Burnt City, a timely reimagining of the siege of Troy and the horrors of war

The Worst Person in the World • Dir: Joachim Trier

Fred Again • Albert Hall, Manchester

Stalking horse • Set in the aftermath of Mugabe’s fall, NoViolet Bulawayo’s second novel is a spellbinding satire of corruption and social media mores

Recovered lives • Driven by loss, one man sets out to rediscover the ghost towns and abandoned settlements that once shaped Britain’s landscape

The female gaze • An exploration of Egon Schiele’s life and the artistic world of Secession Vienna seen through the eyes of...