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 United States
A week in the life of the world 16 September 2022 • The world reflects on a remarkable reign and looks to era of Charles
Global report • Headlines from the last seven days
Queen 9 Elizabeth II 1926–2022
The constant monarch • The Queen was not born to rule, but she devoted her life to the role, maintaining a political neutrality, even in stormy times
The Queen’s speeches • From wartime broadcasts to Christmas Day messages, here are excerpts from some of her best-known addresses
‘We had to be here’ A Highland farewell to start Queen’s final journey • As the cortege made its way from the Balmoral estate to Edinburgh, crowds lined the streets to pay tribute
UNITED KINGDOM • With change, republicans hope their time will come
King Charles III A destiny fulfilled • He has spent decades preparing for this moment. What sort of monarch will he be?
ANALYSIS UNITED KINGDOM • In the line of duty King Charles balances ceremony and sorrow as a new era begins
An icon for a secular age Elizabeth II’s image has dominated our lives • From Beaton to Warhol, from a Sex Pistols’ record sleeve to coins and notes, the Queen’s face has been everywhere
‘The invisible glue’ Can the alliance of nations last without its figurehead?
Muted mourning Nation marks end of era as thoughts turn to a republic • Elizabeth’s death and the swift ascension of Charles left little time for Australians to ponder their relationship with a monarchy
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES • Grief mixe s with anger at crown’s colonial past
OPINION CULTURE • Bear necessity Tea with Paddington was the most lovely goodbye
Spotlight
Kharkiv life precarious despite victories • Water and energy supplies are disrupted as liberating troops find bodies of civilians showing signs of torture
UKRAINE • Tactical edge With careful planning, Kyiv can exploit confusion
Moscow’s narrative on its ‘special operation’ starts to fray
Will he or won’t he? • Trump keeps his election foes guessing
CHINA CORONAVIRUS • City of trials Locked down and struck by a quake
From back seat as poor relation to economic superpower • A booming economy has overtaken the UK to become the fifth biggest in the world and, if predictions hold, it could be in third place by 2030
ANALYSIS UNITED KINGDOM • In the dark? Truss’s energy price plan has one problem – how to fund it
The Guardian View • Charles now has a huge task to help the UK secure its place in the world
Politics needs to play its part as a divided Britain faces upheaval Martin Kettle
The Queen cherished the Commonwealth – but change lies ahead David Olusoga
Could Charles put Australia on road to being a republic? Dennis Altman
As women broke new ground, having a queen was wonderful Rachel Cooke
Britain needs Liz Truss to echo the monarch’s flexible diplomacy Simon Tisdall
The west ignores our super-floods at its peril. Tomorrow it will be you Fatima Bhutto
A thorny path lies ahead for a new constitution in Chile Ariel Dorfman
A life of duty and service
Letters
A real melt • Rudy Giuliani became a hero for leading New York through 9/11. But he was already paving the way for Trump -and his own downfall
Boom time • Ian McEwan takes aim at the postwar generation in this portrait of individual indecision against the backdrop of...