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.

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

'We're not asking for luxury' • A broken and unequal school system has prompted protests across France. Students say they are desperate to get back to class, but conditions are so bad that their demonstrations must continue

Why pupils are angry How bad is it really in French schools?

'Nobody is listening' The government has to pay attention to an abandoned generation

Spotlight

Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes go on

Direct hits Why the Houthis are attacking airports

All at sea

Spotlight Europe • Some insiders say party risks 'looking twee' amid nervousness that upcoming budget lacks ambition

The man who first saw chimps waging civil war • John Mitani spent years studying chimpanzees in Uganda. But then things took a dark and stunning turn

Are calls to ‘defend our men’ a regional strategy? • Women fear progress could be ‘set back by 50 years’ with harsher penalties for rare false reports of sexual assaults

Fresh heir Calls grow for princess to be in line for throne

Blue zone of longevity opens to the women of Boltana

Sweet truths • The lifting of postwar rationing created a nutritional experiment that today's researchers are using to study how a low-sugar diet in infancy affects health seven decades later

Fears for mothers and babies as Medicaid cuts kick in

Leave cancelled Separatists win in Quebec, but referendum is unlikely

HOW TO DEFUSE A WWII BOMB • On 14 January this year, British army and navy squads faced an unprecedented challenge: one bomb on a building site in south-west England, another floating on a dredger 80km away. That afternoon, the clock started ticking

Under the influence • She’s a model, actor and mother of four who makes everything from frozen yoghurt to bubblegum from scratch while wearing 1950s outfits. But who is the real Nara Smith?

Opinion • Riyadh airport strikes show Gulf has entered new era of instability

I don't have children. So who do I leave my precious possessions to?

Britain faces a security crisis - and a threat to its liberal principles

Opinion Letters

Culture • Pop's great survivors Duran Duran on their staying power and entering their 'don't give a damn' era

Social work Will trio of films dent tech giants? • The triple release of The Social Reckoning, Musk and Artificial is less a clear political stance, more like movie studio opportunism

In praise of the ancestors • Congolese photographer Pamela Tulizo uses costume and vivid scenery to celebrate women's strength and give a new perspective on slavery

Does Trump have a point about Greenland? • His manner may be wrong, but there’s no denying the Arctic’s importance

Culture Books

Anxiety had me trapped until two questions set me free • I used to be terrified of socialising, certain I would embarrass myself the moment I opened my mouth, but now I’ve found a simple solution

Keep clouds at bay: a clear stock takes time and lots of skimming

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