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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Kenya

Spectre of 2008, Xi’s Moscow mission and Iraq war, 20 years on

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Is it time to panic like it’s 2008?

The travails of Credit Suisse and SVB have stirred up bad memories for a public still scarred by the last global financial crisis 15 years ago

Cheques and balances Is this another financial crash?

A crisis is long overdue. Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse won’t be a one-off

Xi’s visit consolidates Beijing’s upper hand over Putin

Court drama What does the ICC arrest warrant mean for Putin?

Pension reform Macron faces the moment that may define his presidency

Kashmir Muslims crushed by ‘bulldozer politics’

Scientists issue ‘final warning’ on climate crisis

Out of time? On the road to hell, signposts still point to a liveable future

Escobar’s hippos may be sunk • The notorious drug lord’s giant pets have bred spectacularly – presenting the government with a new problem to solve

GUJARAT BIG CATS • Indian state to open new Asiatic lion sanctuary

Mothers with a goal of peace • Bereaved victims of the Christchurch attacks four years ago are working to prevent more of the hateful violence visited on their children

The brainwashing cycle • While we sleep, a neurological deep clean takes place that is crucial for filtering out toxins and warding off dementia. Here’s how to optimise it

Mediterranean diet ‘may lower risk of dementia’

Special report The invasion that haunts global politics to this day • Proxy wars, unchecked despotism, sectarian violence, diplomatic deadlocks – many of the intractable problems facing international relations can be traced to the debacle in Iraq

Trump’s legal woes mount as 2024 race hots up

My mother, the troll • When Ben Leyland’s mum said she was in trouble, nothing prepared him for the revelation that she was about to be exposed for sending hundreds of abusive tweets about Madeleine McCann’s parents. What happened next would change his life for ever

Disabled villains: the trope that won’t die • For centuries, fictional narratives have used outer difference to telegraph inner monstrosity. And, as Jan Grue has learned, editing out a few slurs or bad words cannot fix this ugly characterisation

In global affairs, the US still acts only in its own best interests

We’re in a perk-cession. Bosses should consider what staff really want

Biden’s Alaska drilling consent betrays the planet and his pledges

Rohingya refugees live in perpetual insecurity – they need a stable future • Founded 1821 Independently owned by the Scott Trust

Letters

A WEEK IN VENN DIAGRAMS

Mr.Brightside • His spectacular sequin designs have won Ashish Gupta legions of fans around the world. As he prepares for his first retrospective in London, he looks back at 20 years of fighting gloom with glitter

Bard times Shakespeare’s First Folios to be revived • Surviving original copies of the lauded English playwright’s complete works are going on display, to mark 400 years since they were first published

Useful idioms Shakespeare’s gifts to the English language

Psst! Wanna buy an Oscar? • Award winners are banned from selling the prize figurines, except back to the Academy for $1. And yet, a murky and mysterious trade continues …

Reviews

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