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.

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

The big story Israel elections

A historic opportunity • Arab coalition sees a role in an opposition-led Knesset

Spotlight • Trump’s pyromaniac foreign policy stymies any chance to rebuild a durable world order

Toxic fires put further heat on President Prabowo

Rally against voter roll revision as opposition to Modi grows

Hocus crocus

Spotlight Europe • University fees would be the same amount as those paid by Britons while the UK would be granted access to the Made in Europe scheme

Spotlight South America • WhatsApp group with 11m followers given daily 'missions' to boost turnout and reverse vote deficit

Faithful friends Punjabis unite to rebuild mosques • Many Muslims saw their places of worship destroyed or abandoned during the sectarian violence of partition in 1947. Now villagers of many faiths are coming together to revive them

Vineyards grapple with the legacy of slavery

Hitler's lair Division over restoration as Eagle's Nest razed

The tales one fish can tell • Pioneering research on tambaqui reveals how tropical species are sounding the alarm on climate disruption in the Amazon and beyond

False security With US-China trade wars, the sense of calm is misleading

Hope swells after court victory in free beach access case

A SPECTRUM OF MANY SHADES • There has been an explosion in the number of people labelled autistic. Is it better understanding - or overdiagnosis? As a culture war rages, experts with decades of experience are still debating what characterises the condition

Off beam • Has gymnastics recovered its balance from the abuse scandal? Former USA team doctor Larry Nassar’s 2018 conviction sparked a global reckoning, yet gymnasts say they are still being let down.

Opinion • Even the superpowers benefit from an effective United Nations

Liz Truss has united our divided nation - in mockery of her

We need EU support to build on the victory of democracy reborn

Opinion Letters

Culture • After 60 years in music, Jimmy Webb, the Wichita Lineman songwriter, was ready to hang up his boots, but he has a new album out and doesn't 'give a damn' what people think

Patrick Stewart 1940-2026 • From Jean-Luc Picard to Charles Xavier, the actor's Shakespearean roots - and that sonorous voice - made him a unique charismatic force on stage and screen

Nightmares stalk the stage • Whether it's the immersive chiller Blackout or campily scary 2:22: A Ghost Story, 'tis the season to be scared witless at the theatre

Should charisma be a red flag?

Culture Books

Looking after a tortoise reminds you that life is really very long

Absolute bangers: superb sausage dinners to savour in cooler months

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