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.

Eyewitness Antarctica

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

Global report • United Kingdom

Eyewitness Leading lights

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

A world of men and power • Millions of newly released documents expose a patriarchy in action, where women exist solely to serve Epstein’s wealthy male acquaintances

Unhappy, inglorious How the Epstein scandal sent shock waves through the British government • Anger at former US ambassador Peter Mandelson’s relations with the child sex offender threatens to topple Starmer, with even his own MPs warning his days as PM are numbered

World of trouble • Royals, tech bros, diplomats and celebrities caught up in scandal

After the boom • What does stagnating economy mean for the war – and for Putin?

Can Mette-Marit still be queen after double crisis for royals?

Aiming high ‘Rayner for leader’ site proves race is on to succeed Starmer • Allies of leading candidates keen to tout credentials but others despair at options at top of Labour party

On the edge • Sicilian landslide shows how climate crisis is reshaping Mediterranean

Is this the last post for press freedom in the US? • Another blow for democracy under Trump as Jeff Bezos cuts more than 300 newsroom jobs at the Washington Post

Milei’s nuclear plan met with backlash over US role • Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia sparks fears about environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over resources

Huts in hand • The hikers taking care of mountain shelters

A creative melting pot at Kerala’s homespun biennale

Deepfakes, fewer mistakes – but is your job still safe? The continuing risks and rewards of AI • As policymakers and tech executives prepare for the next global AI summit in India, an annual safety report highlights the issues that will be at stake

UN leads the calls against Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence

Prairie dreams • Are Trump officials egging on Alberta’s separatists?

EVERY-THING’S GONE GREEN • With polls and membership at an all-time high, the UK Green party is having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can Zack Polanski really pull off a socialist revolution?

SHOCK, AWE, DEATH, JOY AND LOOTING • In spring 2003, exuberance at the fall of Saddam was swiftly followed by a descent into deadly chaos. This is how Guardian reporters covered the events.

Nesrine Malik • Forget the abuse of women and girls, it was politics that counted

Elle Hunt • The animal kingdom offers us some clues why monogamy is in crisis

Janine di Giovanni • I know state terror when I see it. In Israel and the US, it’s happening now

The GuardianView • Competition for critical minerals is worsening the human cost of extraction

Opinion Letters

Double take • The actor Wagner Moura and writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho explain how their Oscar-nominated Brazilian thriller, The Secret Agent, mirrors their experiences of political corruption – and why they are compelled to speak out

Brit factory School that nurtured a crop of stars • Principal says success of Grammy-winning singers Olivia Dean and Lola Young is a ‘brilliant celebration’ of free arts education

Sign language • Margaret Calvert revolutionised how Britain looked and her brilliantly clear designs are still used today. We meet the genius who kept drivers...