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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SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

The wrecking ball • A blitz of executive orders, a radical shake-up of the global order and a ‘revolution of common sense’ were among the 47th US president’s immediate pledges, marking a new era of disruption and division

Executive decisions • The orders Trump signed on day one

International response • America’s allies hope for the best – but prepare for the worst

Hope amid ruins • The day the Gaza ceasefire finally arrived

Fragile truce • An agreement is in place – if it will hold is another matter

Gaza’s devastation • The terrible price exacted by Israel for 7 October attack

Parallel protest • Has Seoul just witnessed its own January 6 moment?

North Koreans’ capture sheds new light on war

Election fever grows … but Trump is pulling the strings • The machinations of Elon Musk and the returning US president loom large in minds of politicians and voters

Islanders seize chance to spotlight their cause

Why did LA’s wildfires explode out of control? • A combustible combination of factors laid the groundwork for disaster as the city struggled with catastrophic blazes

Power play • The Solar Mamas who are lighting up Zanzibar

Vanilla boom provides sweet deal for Chocó’s farmers

Industry-funded research and exaggerated claims litter arguments against stricter regulation of ‘forever chemicals’ – materials that are linked to environmental and public health concerns • ‘The parallels with big tobacco are compelling’

‘An act of patriotism’ • Defiant anti-Maga hats go viral

Questions raised over marine park after whale deaths

Losing its marbles • The British Museum, beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, is in deep trouble. Can it rescue its reputation?

Mood music • Listening to, or playing, the right song can soothe pain, lift depression and help treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, PTSD and back pain. Neuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin gives his musical recommendations for better health, drawing on his experience of helping his friend, the legendary songwriter Joni Mitchell.

Opinion Jonathan Freedland • How dare Hamas and Netanyahu take so long to get Gaza deal done?

Al-Meqdad Jamil Meqdad • Hope is the invisible thread we cling to as we look to rebuild our lives

George Monbiot • The fight for democracy is real as societies are reverting to oligarchies

The GuardianView • Creativity needs analogue nurturing as the digital age reshapes musical tastes

Opinion Letters

An inside job • It’s three years since Apple’s deliciously weird office drama Severance last aired. The show’s cast and creator discuss its many mysteries

David Lynch 1946 – 2025 • The maverick American surrealist film director sustained a successful mainstream career while also probing the bizarre, the radical and the experimental

Play it again … and again • Spotify’s Billions Club tracks the world’s most popular songs, but many greats are nowhere to be found. What are the forces shaping pop’s new canon?

Reviews

Caste and class • An epic, tightly plotted and powerful journey through three different interpretations of India where shadows linger and...