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.

Hopes and fears over Iran’s uprising, Putin’s brutal revenge attacks and an icon is reborn

The Guardian Weekly

Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

CONSERVATIVES

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

‘Women, life and freedom’ • The scale of the uprising over the death of Mahsa Amini is unprecedented, but will it lead to the end of the Iranian regime?

‘Get lost’ Schoolgirls vow to take their country back from the mullahs

Defiance as Russian strikes bring war back to the capital

Putin’s revenge Missile strikes give temporary cheer to Russia hardliners

‘Climate justice’ PM demands rich nations pay up

Safeguards sought for shield against typhoons

Battle royal hints at what might lie in store for Windsors

Cuts and strikes No respite for Truss as a perfect storm of crises builds

‘It’s closer than ever’ Is a united Ireland on the cards? • In the north, Catholics are now in the majority. But some fear a unification referendum would reignite old enmities

Relic reborn Neglected GDR cafe is now lauded art gallery

Kickingball brings home closer for Venezuelan refugees

Death toll in hidden war feared to be world’s worst in decades

Young chess queens help girls make the right moves

Beam me down • Space solar power is a potentially limitless energy source for Earth, but was deemed too expensive to set up. Is that about to change?

As Trump goes front and centre, Biden takes a back seat

‘Governor Hurricane’ DeSantis reaps gains of disaster

The Killing • Peter R de Vries was one of the most famous journalists in the Netherlands. His murder in 2021 has prompted a national reckoning over the rise of organised crime

PAYBACK TIME • Ransomware hackers are on the rise, encrypting our computer data and demanding huge sums for its release. But a network of self-taught tech geniuses is leading the digital resistance.

Simon Tisdall • This uprising could fail like others did – but something feels different

John Vidal • King Charles can go greener now, even if his government sees red

John Harris • We are waking up to the truth: Brexit left us poorer and adrift

Founded 1821 Independently owned by the Scott Trust • Rich world must do more to help emerging nations cope with global heating havoc

WRITE TO US

Smoke and mirrors • Battersea power station is one of London’s most famous landmarks. Has its long-awaited £9bn rebirth turned it into a playground for the super rich?

Architecture

He knew this would happen • You name it, the 16th century French astrologer Nostradamus supposedly foresaw it – including the death of Elizabeth II, which has thrust him back into the spotlight. What’s behind his enduring appeal?

Reviews

Walk of life • A 19th-century traveller is our guide throughout this hugely satisfying rumination about what is left behind after we die

Shrink hole • A New York Times reporter exposes the toxic mix of egotism and delusion behind Donald Trump’s rise

Creatures of habit • From bears to bats to hermit crabs, this 21st-century bestiary is an intoxicating love letter to nature

BOOKS OF THE MONTH • The best recent science fiction and fantasy

MODERN LIFE • I’m at a 60th party but my friend will need to be nameless

STEPHEN COLLINS

KITCHEN AIDE • More than a wok star: what to cook up with surplus beansprouts

№ 190 • Baked...