The Guardian Weekly - February 16, 2024
The Guardian Weekly - February 16, 2024
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In this issue
February 16, 2024
Rafah on the edge
As Israel threatened a ground operation in Gaza's southernmost city, panic and despair set in among a population with nowhere to left to turn
3 mins
Rafah release Netanyahu uses hostage rescue to justify strikes as support dwindles
Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was early this week deploying the successful rescue of two Israeli hostages to justify continued military pressure on Rafah, even as Israel came under intense international pressure not to launch a ground offensive against the southern Gaza city.
3 mins
Fragile front Israel's assault is rocking the foundations of liberal politics
Something odd is happening. A sort of glitch or malfunction. Liberal politicians who refuse to call for a ceasefire in Gaza or halt support for Israel's assault are no longer making sense, and increasingly seem as though they are going through a crisis.
3 mins
Turmoil as voters deliver a rebuke to the generals
Police fired teargas to disperse supporters of Imran Khan last weekend as protests broke out across Pakistan amid allegations of widespread vote-rigging targeting the former prime minister's political party and other nationalist groups in the general election.
4 mins
A hostile state How military tried to stifle Imran Khan's PTI party
For months, police blocked Arsalan Hafeez from entering the Pakistani constituency where he stood for election last week. Since he put himself forward as the candidate for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the political party led by Pakistan's now incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, Hafeez alleges that the state's machinery did everything to prevent him from contesting his district of Narowal in the state of Punjab.
3 mins
Company distances itself from farm violence
Fresh Del Monte has claimed it should not be held liable for a civil lawsuit alleging killing, rape and violence by security guards at its Kenyan pineapple farm because it is domiciled in the Cayman Islands.
2 mins
Seeking justice for Del Monte farm deaths
As families of the dead men question the company's version of events, friends say the food firm bribed them
3 mins
Salgado's dramatic images of our planet
At 80, the legendary Brazilian photojournalist reflects on his career, and why the natural world became his focus
2 mins
Shell shocker Can Russian advance be halted if American military aid dries up?
Ukraine began 2024 on the defensive and Kyiv's battlefield prospects are dimming further as Republicans in the US Congress seem increasingly intent on blocking future military aid. If Europe does not plug the gap, Ukraine risks slowmotion defeat from 2025.
3 mins
Remarks by Trump'risk US and EU soldiers' lives'
The Nato chief, Jens Stoltenberg, said any attack on the western military alliance would be met with a \"united and forceful response\" after Donald Trump invited Russia to attack member countries that he perceived as not meeting their financial obligations.
2 mins
Shortage of royals tests monarchy's fragility
Cover for an incapacitated King Charles is looking rather thin, especially with William facing his own problems
3 mins
'Bombproof Labour's green U-turn reflects readiness for May election
Labour has spent the past few weeks performing U-turns on policies as it finalises its manifesto, culminating in last Thursday's announcement of a big cut to its £28bn ($35bn) green spending plans.
2 mins
Will the Year of the Dragon bring about a baby boom?
The traditional desire for a 'superior' dragon baby may not be enough to sway young couples
3 mins
Influencers and litterers mar boom in tourism
At the height of the pandemic, the restaurateurs and shopkeepers of Tsukiji market in Tokyo must have dreamed of days like these. Columns of visitors shuffle along the narrow streets, pausing to inspect hand-forged kitchen knives and tsukemono pickles, and to sip gratis samples of green tea. Restaurants tempt the crowd with sticks of grilled wagyu and boiled crab legs.
2 mins
Long player New chord in John Cage gig with just 616 years left
When Halberstadt's St Burchardi church opened its doors for a oncein-a-lifetime musical experience last Monday, some of the spectators streaming into the 11thcentury building had booked their tickets years in advance and crossed continents to get there. But none of them were demanding an encore.
3 mins
A year after Gabrielle, coastal town struggles to find its feet
Last year, Wairoa, a small farming community on New Zealand's east coast, closed its only retirement home. It had been badly damaged in February's Cyclone Gabrielle and the cost to repair it, along with the risk of future flooding, was deemed too high.
3 mins
Memory fail Brutal week that Biden, and voters, won't forget
For those campaigning to bring Donald Trump back to the White House, last week saw much to celebrate. For those concerned for the health of American democracy, it felt like a disaster.
3 mins
The small town racing to salvage a mystery shipwreck
Freezing waves crashed into Shawn Bath and Trevor Croft as they braved the unforgiving swells of the north Atlantic. Snow fell as the two local men took turns with a hacksaw: one cutting through the planks of a centuries-old shipwreck while the other kept a close watch on the cresting breakers.
3 mins
"WE ALL LOST.THAT'S WHERE HATRED LEADS"
In 2014, terrorists took US photojournalist the Syrian desert, decapitated him then shocked the world with video footage of his death. A decade on, his mother Diane talks about her doomed attempts to save her son and the meeting that has helped her to heal By Emma Brockes James Foley into
10+ mins
NOT GOING OUT
Is a misspent youth a thing of the past? How teens and twentysomethings became the homebody generation
10+ mins
People who crave cocaine rarely consider who really pays for it
What happened in Ecuador a few weeks ago, when the country descended into gang violence and TV journalists were seen by millions cowering in front of people pointing high-powered weapons W at their heads, was described in many ways.
3 mins
What do chefs eat on their night off? The answer is surprisingly simple
I've often wondered what chefs eat for dinner on their night off - I'm in need of easy, delicious meal ideas!
2 mins
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Publisher: Guardian News & Media
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The Guardian Weekly is an international English-language news magazine based in London, UK. It is one of the world's oldest international news publications and has readers in more than 170 countries.
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