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 United States

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

United Kingdom

Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Battle royal • The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was the most damaging event for the British royal family in centuries. Could the former prince’s arrest last Thursday morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office possibly bring down his brother, King Charles?

The crown in court • A brief history of royal run-ins with the law

Portrait of a prince • From handsome heir to scared ghost, Andrew’s image shows his decline

Four years on • Kyiv stays strong in face of Russia’s small gains

The EU could be Ukraine’s reward for economic resilience

Tariff test • Trump now knows there are limits to the supreme court’s assent

AFTER THE RULING, WHAT NOW? • Countries call on US to honour tariff deals

Fire and fury • Violence erupts as security forces kill feared cartel boss

Coup-out? • Why former president’s sentence left few happy

How Italians gradually warmed to their Winter Olympics

‘Trying to kill them’: X-rays reveal severity of crackdown • Expert analysis of images suggests severe injuries were caused by metal birdshot and high-calibre bullets

The splinternet • How online shutdowns are now cheaper and easier to impose

‘Our land lets us all breathe clean oxygen’ • The Congo River basin is home to a biodiverse ecosystem – and a relentless trade in timber and charcoal

Under water • Engulfed by storms, but climate denial grows

Bad Bunny revives Latin identity for Brazilian music fans

Needle drops Weight-loss pills are here – and big pharma stands to gain • Oral tablets could bring obesity treatment into the mainstream, with the sector predicted to be worth $200bn by the end of the decade

Nations apart • Andrew’s UK arrest highlights US passivity on Epstein files

A titan of the US civil rights movement Jesse Jackson 1941-2026 • His story mapped his country’s transformation – and ultimately made a Black president possible

THE ROAD TO WAR HOW THE CIA AND MI6 GOT HOLD OF PUTIN’S PLANS – AND WHY NOBODY BELIEVED THEM • This exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s invasion plans, and why most of Europe – including Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy – dismissed them. Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, the revelations shed new light on the origins of the conflict, as the war enters its fifth year. With the world mired in a new period of geopolitical uncertainty, Europe’s politicians and spy services continue to draw lessons from 2022’s failures

Husam Mahjoub • It’s time to call out the external enablers of Sudan’s terrible war

Francesca Newton • Being told what colours to wear by social media is making me see red

Jason Okundaye • How can young people decide on the future in unpredictable times?

The GuardianView • Trump’s Board of Peace is serving private interests more than public good

Opinion Letters

Feel-bad ink • What happens when you’re sporting signs of your devotion long after your idol has fallen from grace? Meet the fans whose tattoos have become embarrassing – even problematic – reminders of their former heroes

Full focus How Capa framed our view of war • A new Paris exhibition explores the...