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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Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

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Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Fire, fire everywhere • As the climate crisis pushes intense blazes to new parts of the world, firefighters are forced to ration resources and choose which to fight

Full blaze • Bushfires are part of Australia’s landscape. Here’s what to know

By resuming war, Trump risks disaster in midterms. But why?

Armed response • Tehran can still inflict serious damage despite US attacks

Power cuts and US sanctions push island to the brink

In defence? • Attention turns to Zelenskyy after minister’s rapid sacking

Shots on target The pick of the best

Need for speed Can Burnham move faster than Starmer did? • The huge question for Britain’s new prime minister when it comes to big policy changes will be whether he knows where he wants to go

The race for No 11 Healey’s choice as chancellor leaves MPs blindsided • Reshuffle sees Mahmood remain as home secretary and Miliband moved to foreign office in an indication of Burnham’s new direction

What did we learn from new PM Burnham’s first speech?

Inside the secret trade pushing pangolins to extinction

Graduate glut • Millions start job hunt with little hope

New satire reimagines Timmy’s whale tale as passion play

Reel stories • How artists’ film posters became collectibles

Spermageddon • Is the world facing a male reproductive crisis? Reports of falling sperm counts and testosterone levels have fuelled fears over chemicals, pollution and lifestyles

Grief and rage as ICE crackdown turns deadly yet again

Blame game • Why is Trump casting doubt over the 2020 election?

The business of rewilding • Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire, a radical aristocrat hopes to show there’s money in protecting nature

Wish you were exactly here • Almost all of the sandy stretches on Italy’s 8,000km of coastline are run by private profiteers, the army and the mafia – with ‘free beaches’ squeezed into undesirable, litter-strewn patches. But the people fighting to liberate the lidos are starting to see justice

Jonathan Liew • What’s left after this World Cup? A kind of messy hope

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett • More than late-night laughs, a girls’ trip is a rare chance to reflect

Polly Toynbee • Ambition, ideas and daring got Burnham to No 10. Can he deliver?

The Guardian View • Rather than Chinamaxxing, the world is becoming America-avoidant

Opinion Letters

BECKY BARNICOAT ON MILLENNIAL LIFE

All shook up • With Brittany Howard at the helm, Alabama Shakes are back with a new album railing against the state of the US in 2026

Sam Neill 1947–2026 • A character actor in a leading man’s body, he gave a range of unforgettable performances throughout his subversively varied and glittering career

Out of the bag • A decade ago Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s confessional comedy, launched a new era of TV shows by women. But can its success be repeated?

Reviews

Why do free speech debates make us so angry? • We assume the other side has bad intentions; the truth is more complex

Life without EU • Essays address the legacy of Brexit, but ignore the nationalist elephant in the room

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