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.

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Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

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SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

A bridge too far? • Recent fighter jet and drone incursions into European airspace have sparked fears that Moscow is testing Nato’s air defence readiness. But on Estonia’s border with Russia and among a 98% Russian-speaking population, local elections and plans to build a new military base are stoking a climate of fear and uncertainty

‘Fight is not over’ • Pro-EU surge keeps Moldova out of Moscow’s orbit – for now

Taming the bear • In response to Moscow, Nato should return to the cold war playbook

Trump’s plan • An ambitious proposal, but peace is far from assured

Power play • What’s in the plan, and what will it mean?

No respite as El Fasher endures 500 days under RSF siege

Downfall • Sarkozy verdict is a milestone in struggle against graft

Eyewitness China

How a Welsh byelection could signal a shift in UK politics • Plaid Cymru and Reform are polling above Labour in race for Senedd seat experts say may be ‘canary in coalmine’

The R-word • By linking Reform with racism, Starmer has taken a risk

Mountain gorillas are thriving – but is their habitat? • Humans have helped save the great apes from extinction but are now the biggest threat to their survival in east Africa

Overextraction of water and drought run Iran dry • Iranians blame climate change, sanctions, mistakes and neglect – and the country’s vice-president wants to tackle them all

Heaven sent • How TikTok drives trade in desert meteorites

Foreign aid cuts leave vulnerable refugees out on the streets

Paracetamol and autism What the science actually says • Is it safe to take paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen or Tylenol–inpregnancy, or even at all? Here’s why experts say Trump should be ignored

Target man • How Comey moved to the top of Trump’s enemies list

Tied tides • High stakes for bays in battle for water mark

Who wants to live for ever? • When Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were caught on mic last month talking about achieving immortality, it seemed straight out of a sci-fi fantasy. But for the rich and powerful, death is no longer considered an inevitability. Aleks Krotoski reports from the cutting edge of the quest for eternal life

THE TURNING POINT • Tennis superstar Björn Borg walked away from success and adulation at 26 – much to everyone’s bemusement. He opens up about his secret life and the depression, cocaine, overdoses and aggressive cancer that almost killed him

Larry Elliott • The warning signs are there. Is a new financial crisis coming?

Isabel Brooks • Gen Z’s preference for subtitles need not get in the way of enjoyment

John Harris • Politicians have allowed old hatreds to be given a 21st-century refit

The GuardianView • The railways have shaped Britain’s culture and are central to its future, too

Opinion Letters

Brain drain • Everywhere you look, lowbrow culture is dominant. Is it time to be a bit more elitist?

Speak easy Inside the festival for endangered languages • By the end of the century, half of the world’s 7,000 tongues could have vanished. British artist Sam Winston wants to celebrate them all

Back on track • The pressure of besting her debut and becoming a public figure made singer...