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

Democracy in the balance • Merz’s future is far from certain

Personnel questions • Past lives of AfD MPs scrutinised as party tries to form government

Echoes from history If the AfD finds a path to power, we can't say we didn't realise

Spotlight • AI bosses say they need to slow down. But will they?

'Code red' Suspicions rise around leaders' calls for brake on AI

Houthis take control of strategic Red Sea waterway

A 'systemic assault' on collective life in the West Bank

Spotlight Europe • Unrest exposes flaws in handling of extremism as hordes of black-clad masked men target coastal towns

Spotlight Environment

Spotlight South America • As people live longer and family structures change, the city looks to boost healthy living among its over-60s

Stalking survivors can monitor perpetrators via new app

Parks and recreation • Urban prize for putting cars second

Can I borrow your coyote? • A museum in California is home to a unique lending library where residents can choose to take home a selection of stuffed specimens from bobcats to beetles

Will Vance's Catholicism alienate evangelicals in 2028?

Will to power The socialist student who became a Trump proxy

The battle of the blob • What is intelligence? This question could change our understanding of the natural world and our place within it.

'I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WASHINGTON' • During Donald Trump's first term, Anthony Scaramucci was brought in to curb the administration's infighting. In this extract from his new book, he reveals how he fell out with his boss, his regrets and what happened next

Opinion • Let's hope sanctions on Israel are the start of a foreign policy shift

Class is a major key in who can afford to play music as a profession

Trump's Canada chaos won't help Republicans in the midterms at all

Opinion Letters

Culture • As Shaun the Sheep returns in a terrifying adventure, our writer is invited down to visit Mossy Bottom farm

Story spaceship makes landing • Star Wars creator George Lucas's striking spaceship-shaped gallery in LA, with works from Banksy and Frida Kahlo, is devoted to 'visual storytelling'

Culture Reviews

Culture Books

I switched off podcasts and got used to the sound of silence • Since my teenage years, my life has been soundtracked by comedy duos. When I gave them up, I felt as if I was having a mental reboot

How to minimise the mush if you insist on freezing leftover risotto • I have tried various ways to reheat risotto after freezing, but it always turns into a gloopy, starchy, unappetising mess. What am I doing wrong? Jill, by email

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