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 France

Trump’s toxic legacy, a dark day for Brazil and talking evolution

Headlines from the last seven days

DEATHS

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

MONARCHY • Prince Harry defends memoir in angry interview

Eyewitness

It was meant to signify Republican resurgence – but the House speaker vote instead exposed the chaos at the heart of the party. What now for America’s right?

Security detail Fears over removal of metal detectors in wake of Capitol attack

An age-old problem? Octogenarian Biden faces questions on 2024 race

Fury and shock after Bolsonaro rioters’ orgy of violence

Shock waves The mob was dispersed and Lula will likely emerge stronger, but for how long?

Zelenskiy’s star power draws in celebrity supporters • Hollywood royalty has embraced the president and offered support to his country’s war efforts

Battle ready Warm welcome for agile armour that will provide a fighting edge

Flights of fancy

Harry or the palace? Either way, you fall into the royalist trap Polly Toynbee

Talks held over return of Parthenon marbles

Hidden gems Underwater forests could help tackle the climate crisis • Kelp absorbs CO2 and has high nutritional value – but it is under threat from rising temperatures, pollution and invasive species

Lost in music A mission to save songs of the Biate community

The secret cemetery beneath Victoria’s sand dunes

Nyet gains Russians find a birth haven in Buenos Aires

Argentinians take the road back to their Galician roots

Oil, wealth and the pursuit of justice • War in Ukraine has earned the resource-rich Scandinavian country billions – and sparked debate over who should profi

‘No pretence’ Ultranationalist religious rulers have hit the ground running

Government bids to reset the narrative with a war on gangs

The naked truth • Jack Monroe shot to fame by teaching us how to cook well on a shoestring, but in private her world was falling apart. She talks addiction and the road to recovery.

Are we … related? • Chris Stringer tells how his remarkable quest as a young researcher transformed understanding of our species

Plutonium, aluminium, plastic How humans changed the face of the Earth • Scientists debate the place that best sums up the rise of Homo sapiens and dawn of the Anthropocene era

A global recession may be looming, but there is a way out of this rut Larry Elliott

Rahul Gandhi’s long walk offers a vision of an alternative India Mukulika Banerjee

Global action is needed to topple a genocidal criminal junta boss Simon Tisdall

To protect democracy in Europe, Brussels needs to keep the Balkan states close

Letters

Father to son • The Australian actor on family, bereavement and the emotional ordeal of making his latest film

Review The Son

Get the message • As the newest recipient of the annual Art Icon award, Jenny Holzer discusses the power of words, as well as witchcraft, feminism and not talking about Trump

FILM

MUSIC

His dark materials • In his first book in 13 years, Bret Easton Ellis brilliantly fictionalises teen secrets and desires and the birth of his literary persona

World of wonder • The psychology professor and ‘emotion expert’ claims his investigations have uncovered the secret to the good life: find awe

Grand designs • From public health to the cold war, a late-20th century history...