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 Qatar

Cop27’s missed chance, Russian diamonds and a gambler’s despair

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

PM tries to quash talk of ‘Swiss-style’ EU deal

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Missing the boat? • A climate finance deal for developing countries was welcome, but hopes of keeping to the 1.5C global temperature increase now seem remote

THE KEY OUTCOMES

COP27 • On the brink The 1.5C climate goal died at Cop27, but we can’t let hope go the same way

Spotlight

Pressure grows to halt trade in Russian diamonds

A united front War turns former foes into friends

DIPLOMACY • G20 meeting Reunion for Xi and Biden as Russia left out in the cold

UNITED KINGDOM • Hong Kong diaspora forges new life and links in Colchester

Did Hunt rescue the Tories – or is the game up? • The latest chancellor’s budget comes in the shadow of the Liz Truss debacle, hard times ahead and low party morale

FIVE CONSERVATIVE U-TURNS • Promises made and promises broken

Rescuers race to save lives as hundreds die in quake

Penthouses and loans Inside the black hole of FTX • After the crypto exchange collapsed, the expert who handled the Enron debacle came in – and was shocked by what he found

Bear dens and ancient trees face onslaught • The future of wildlife in the eastern Carpathians is under threat from the destruction of habitat by rampant logging

NETHERLANDS • Sex workers put red light on plans to reinvent old Amsterdam

O come, all ye frugal Christmas markets scaled back

Can we feed the world? • Food production is a major factor in the climate crisis and still millions of people go hungry. But there are solutions

UNITED STATES • Will Trump evade justice thanks to his 2024 White House run?

THE LAST MESSAGE FROM SNAKE ISLAND • When Putin’s forces approached a tiny Black Sea outpost, demanding its Ukrainian defenders surrender or die, their expletive-laden e-laden response became a symbol of resistance. How did the men on the island live to tell the tale?

And so am I, by £40,000 • The UK gambling industry is worth billions. But just 5% of customers are responsible for 70% of that revenue. Those are people like Hannah Jane Parkinson, desperate and deluded, watching their lives fall apart. Here she tells how she lost tens of thousands (to date) and investigates an industry beset by corruption and organised crime

Opinion

I hate the idea of this World Cup in Qatar – but I’m still watching

PROTEST • Is petrol on a Picasso next? Threatening art won’t fix climate crisis

POPULATION • Inequality and greed are bigger problems than birth of baby 8bn Danny Dorling

The trial of writer Roberto Saviano is a bullying assault on press freedom

Letters

Into the groove • Keen to explore an artist’s oeuvre but overwhelmed by choice in today’s stream-heavy world? Fear not: from Bowie to Beyoncé, Madonna to Miles, our critics tell you which album to begin with

Turning back to life • Pioneering German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon died in Auschwitz, but her work lives on. The makers of a biopic explain her enduring appeal

FILM

Lessons in life • America’s former first lady offers a manifesto for thriving in a world that too often says you aren’t good enough

Ghostly figures • The characters are in flight from the crimes of the past in an...