The Guardian Weekly - October 04, 2024
The Guardian Weekly - October 04, 2024
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October 04, 2024
A YEAR OF CRISIS
It began with the Hamas attack on 7 October, it continues with a rain of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, but for many caught up in the conflict, it has shattered time and space
8 mins
Repeated risk Targeting of Hezbollah leaders has yet to deal group a fatal blow
In 1992, Israeli media celebrated an assassination.
2 mins
A destabilising force In Gaza and Lebanon, there is no excuse for Israel's actions
A common defence of Israel's belligerence, within the Palestinian territories and in the wider region, is that it must act this way because it is surrounded by countries that are trying to annihilate it.
3 mins
'Marriage competition" that gripped and divided a nation
On a hot June day in Juba, groups of young people sang as they weaved through the slow-moving traffic of South Sudan's capital, the boys carried long sticks while the girls wore colourful beads, skirts and lawas, a long piece of cloth tied on the shoulder.
3 mins
'In El Fasher you only face death' Civilians flee besieged city
Aisha had wanted to stay with her husband when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) laid siege to the Sudanese city of El Fasher earlier this year.
3 mins
Calls for No 10 shake-up to end rows over freebies and fallouts
Cabinet ministers are demanding a rapid shake-up of Keir Starmer's Downing Street operation, which they say has failed to spot obvious political banana skins, indulged post-election infighting and been unable to promote a sufficiently positive story of Labour's mission in government.
3 mins
Autocratic bloc FPÖ victory continues far right's advance across Europe
It had been expected for months - the party had been leading the polls since 2022.
2 mins
Balkans become a path to freedom
Asmall but growing number of people fleeing China are travelling to the region with the hope of getting into the EU
4 mins
Singer's case highlights rising crisis in online gambling
In less than 24 hours, Gusttavo Lima, one of the most famous Brazilian country singers, sang at a rodeo in rural São Paulo state, watched Akon perform at the Rock in Rio festival, jetted to Miami - and became the target of an arrest warrant on suspicion of money laundering.
3 mins
Football-mad nation hopes for World Cup final in its own ark
The rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the Maghrebi communal tent, known as a moussem.
2 mins
Swing time The county that could decide the election
A local law says that residents of Saginaw Township in Michigan cannot publicly display political signs in support of a presidential candidate until 30 days before the US election, even on their own front lawns.
3 mins
DNA sheds new light on victim of doomed Arctic trip
For more than a century, the bones of sailors who joined polar explorer Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition lay scattered on the rocky shores of an Arctic island.
3 mins
The shapeshifter
Giorgia Meloni been called a neo-fascist and a danger to Italy. But she worked hard to achieve a degree of respectability and has won over many heads of Europe, including the new UK prime minister. Should we be worried?
10+ mins
Seeing double
What does it feel like to discover, in adulthood, that you are a twin? Here, five sets of brothers and sisters tell their stories of meeting for the first time and what happened next
10+ mins
Trump v Harris has opened up a gulf between the sexes
I hesitate to give JD Vance any ideas, but if American women were denied the vote, Donald Trump would be restored to the White House in a landslide.
3 mins
'More people say they've seen an alien than a trans person'
Harper Steele came out as a trans woman in 2022 at the age of 61. Her friend Will Ferrell had questions. So why not take a road trip and make a documentary about it?
7 mins
Silk Roads spin a tale of collective treasures
Amesmerising show at the British Museum follows China’ epic ancient trade routes through fabulous oases, desert palaces and burial mounds
3 mins
Where reality meets Nintendo
Anew museum in Kyoto takes fans of the Japanese gaming giant’ products on anenchanting trip down virtualmemory lane if only youcan get a ticket...
4 mins
The Guardian Weekly Newspaper Description:
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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