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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SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

The short goodbye • In the space of a week, the Trump administration cut Ukraine and Europe out of peace talks with Russia and left the entire transatlantic alliance in turmoil. How will the continent’s divided leaders respond to the stark new reality?

Is this the endgame for Ukraine? • Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hopes of being heard in peace talks with Russia have been upended, leaving him walking a diplomatic tightrope

Joint exercise • How a European deterrent might look if peace deal is reached

‘There is fear of what lies ahead’ • On the eve of a crucial election, voters share their views on the chaotic political situation in Europe’s largest economy

Friend or foe? • By meeting with the AfD, Vance clearly revealed US intentions

Land grab • Defiance in the face of ‘Riviera’ plan

Frailty of hostages ramps up anxiety • Gaunt appearance of latest released captives amplifies calls for those remaining to be returned as soon as possible

Sunni raids target Assad supporters in divided Homs

Taxing times • Reeves can only balance her books with tricky moves

The race to commit an island to memory • Can virtual-reality cameras, 3D models and digital archives prevent Qikiqtaruk’s history from slipping away?

Opposition falls silent as junta leader tightens grip on power • Mamady Doumbouya has led the country since a 2021 coup. Some fear he has no intention of relinquishing power

Square deal • Retailers feel pain of China price war

Nuclear is back in the energy mix, 14 years after Fukushima

‘We’re afraid’ • Can the tide be turned on surging gang crime?

Tales from the crib • The mystery of our earliest memories

The courts are pushing back. What if Trump defies them?

Annexation talk gives Canadians a reason to pull together

The scandal of the radioactive chapatis • When details about a scientific study in the 1960s – in which Indian women in Britain were given radioactive food without their consent – became public, there was shock and anxiety. But what exactly happened?

Art, agony and angst • What happens when two comics artists ‘meet on the page’ to explore the tragedies of the Israel-Gaza war? Art Spiegelman, best known for his Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust memoir Maus, and Joe Sacco, author of bestselling graphic reportage Palestine, grapple with the ongoing crisis

Nesrine Malik • Trump’s plan for Gaza leaves Arab nations facing an impossible choice

Alicia Kennedy • A 32-minute boiled egg? Don’t let science ruin the joy of home cooking

Simon Tisdall • As US retreats, plan for a joint nuclear shield deserves consideration

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Opinion Letters

Soul survivors • De La Soul’s return was shattered by the death of Dave ‘Trugoy’ Jolicoeur. Now a duo, they discuss grief, Gorillaz and never giving up

Let’s stick together • No artist caught the spirit of punk like Linder. As a London show opens, she discusses the trauma that shapes her startling collages

Culture Reviews

Truth interrupted • This unique account of lives turned upside down in Ukraine after the Russian invasion was edited by friends after the author’s death

Field of dreams • A farming...