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In this issue

December 12, 2025

Turn off, tune out

Australia's social media ban for under-16s is a world-first, with other countries looking to follow suit. But will it protect kids from online harm?

2 mins

'No one will miss scrolling'

I only have accounts on WhatsApp and Pinterest so I won't be directly affected by the social media ban, but I still don't like it.

3 mins

Account closed How will the social media ban work?

From 10 December, platforms the Australian government has deemed to be included in the social media ban have been ordered to deactivate all accounts for users under 16 and prevent those users from holding an account until after they turn 16.

2 mins

Locked out I'm 15 and disabled. The social media ban will make my world smaller

The government has decided that as of this week I should be banned from social media because of the potential harm it can cause.

3 mins

After Assad A year on from dictator's fall, the wait for justice continues

LYING IN BED, recovering after his latest surgery, Ayman Ali retells the story of Syria's revolution through his wounds.

6 mins

The term ceasefire 'risks creating a dangerous illusion Gaza is returning to normal'

questions about how accurately \"ceasefire\" describes the new status quo.

2 mins

'I believed nothing would harm my children any more'

Despite US-brokered ceasefire, death toll remains high from military strikes that show Israel can still kill with impunity

3 mins

Show goes on Eurovision has had boycotts before - is this time different?

The decision by four European broadcasters to boycott next year's Eurovision over Israel's inclusion is a watershed moment in the 70-year history of the song contest.

2 mins

No end in sight for war-weary frontline troops

As hopes for peace falter, infantry soldiers face more lengthy deployments, risking their lives against Russian attacks

4 mins

Seismic shift Policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe's far right

The president of the European Council of national leaders, António Costa, has warned Donald Trump's administration against interfering in Europe's affairs, as analysts said the US national security strategy represented a seismic shift in transatlantic relations.

2 mins

An acute observer of modern British life

Martin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of Britain with clarity and hilarity, has died aged 73.

1 mins

The communities fighting back over flags on lamp-posts

Late at night and working in small groups for safety, local people are organising to take down the banners raised by a movement with far-right backers

3 mins

Cross section Is US-influenced religious right on the rise in UK politics?

Two distinctive heads could often be spotted in the front row of recent Reform UK press conferences: Danny Kruger, the party's head of policy, and James Orr, now a senior adviser to Nigel Farage.

2 mins

'Hooked after one bite' How parents around the world are battling ultra-processed foods

From Kenya to Nepal, families share their struggles to keep their children away from UPFS and eat a healthier diet instead

5 mins

'Scam states' How lucrative crime hubs took root in parts of Asia

For days before the explosions began, the business park had been emptying out.

3 mins

Flower that became a national symbol-and a purple pain

It was only when huge areas of Iceland started turning purple that authorities realised they had made a mistake.

3 mins

Secrets of the deep Joe MacInnis reflects on the golden era of underwater discovery

Now aged 88, the famed Canadian ocean explorer explains why shipwrecks and the cruel sea are the 'greatest of all teachers'

5 mins

Trump adds more vitriol to anti-immigrant rhetoric

When the history of Donald Trump's second presidency is written, 26 November 2025 may well go down as a particular landmark.

3 mins

An antidote to hate Our appeal honours the charities keeping hope alive

It has been an unsettling year of social division, anger and unrest in the UK and beyond.

2 mins

It's much too fast' The race to create the ultimate AI

In Silicon Valley, rival tech companies are spending trillions of dollars and recruiting top talent as they compete to reach a goal that could change humanity-or potentially even destroy it

10+ mins

Shell raiser

The snail farmer of London, his mafia friends and a multimillion- pound vendetta against the taxman

10+ mins

What words are left to describe the Trump doctrine?

The Trump administration looks ever more like a criminal enterprise and now it seems to have added war crimes to its repertoire.

4 mins

This Spotify Wrapped season, don't outsource your love of music to AI

I like year-end list season.

3 mins

Silenced by Beijing, Hong Kong can't fully address the Tai Po fire

White flowers at makeshift shrines and messages of support posted in a public square.

3 mins

Reboots of A Christmas Carol and Paddington keep their messages alive

Not even the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come could have foreseen a Bollywood-inspired film or a hip-hop fantasy performance of A Christmas Carol.

2 mins

FICTION

There aren't many giants of 20th-century literature still writing, but 2025 saw the first novel in 12 years from American great Thomas Pynchon, now in his late 80s: Shadow Ticket is a typically larky prohibition-era whodunnit, set against rising nazism and making sprawling connections with the spectre of fascism today.

4 mins

TRANSLATED FICTION

Nobel laureate Han Kang's return, film-making under the Nazis and essential stories from Iraq

2 mins

HISTORY

Behind closed doors at No 10, brutalism pioneers, discussing free speech and the horrors of Gaza

5 mins

MUSIC

From an enraging indictment of Spotify to a compelling biography of Tupac Shakur

1 mins

SCIENCE

Confronting AI, nature's sentience and our own end

3 mins

PEOPLE

Margaret Atwood's life stories, Anthony Hopkins on acting and insights into the life of Mark Twain

2 mins

SPORT

Taking in tough climbs and steep descents, these books reflect the highs and lows of a sporting life

2 mins

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Reimagining the Mitford sisters, Alison Bechdel and Joe Sacco return, plus a tale of vengeful gods

3 mins

CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT

A new read-aloud favourite, world-conquering doughnuts and a spirited feminist compendium

2 mins

FOOD

Middle Eastern and Indian flavours are stirred up with the psychology of baking and helpful tips

3 mins

CRIME

Jackson Lamb rides again, a clash of culpability and ethics and an unsettling Japanese mystery

1 mins

POETRY

From Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to unlikely sources of inspiration and prizewinners

2 mins

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The Guardian Weekly 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.