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The Guardian Weekly
'STUCK AND TRAPPED' POLITICAL PRISONERS AT MERCY OF ISRAELI ATTACKS
When Mehraveh Khandan heard about Israel's evacuation order in Tehran last week, the first thing she thought of was her father. Reza Khandan, imprisoned for his human rights activism in 2024, was sitting in a cell in Tehran's Evin prison on the edge of the evacuation zone.
2 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Manchester's passion play for African independence
On the facade of the building that once housed Chorlton-on-Medlock town hall in Manchester sits a plaque commemorating a turning point in the push for African independence.
2 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
I can't stand my sister's husband. What can I do about him?
I love my sister. But I can't stand her husband. He is an idiot who thinks he is better than other people and talks down to them. I am a man in my 50s and I used to visit my sister a lot, but now I would rather do something else. I try to hide it, but it must be clear I am not keen on him. They have been married for eight years and things are getting worse; he used to work and contribute, but now he doesn't even do that. What can I do? I want to support my sister while spending as little time as possible with her husband.
2 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
A bite of the Big Easy: is New Orleans the most delicious city in the world?
Earlier this month, I chaired a panel for the British Library’s (excellent) annual Food Season to discuss the idea of American cuisine “beyond the burger” with the California-born and raised comedian Desiree Burch, along with Tom Zahir Browne, the chef behind London’s much-loved Louisiana pop-up Decatur, and the food writer Kayla Stewart, straight down the line from a Texas sunrise.
2 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
REVOLUTION, TRANSITION OR COLLAPSE IF THE REGIME FALLS, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
At the G7 conference in Canada, differences within Europe about the wisdom of regime change in Iran could not have been more stark.
3 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Fighting the deadly fashion for New York train surfing
Jaida Rivera's 11-year-old son, Cayden, was supposed to be at Brooklyn's Fort Greene preparatory academy on the morning of 16 September last year. Staff spotted him in the cafeteria after his grandmother dropped him off at 7.45am.
3 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
New telescope sheds light on galaxies far, far away
Spectacular views of distant galaxies, giant dust clouds and hurtling asteroids have been revealed in the first images captured by a groundbreaking telescope that is embarking on a 10-year survey of the cosmos.
2 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
The populist right hates cities - and it's fuelled by a sense of bitter defeat
From Los Angeles to London, Istanbul to Warsaw, cities are making rightwing populists angry. Their liberal elites, immigrants, net zero policies, leftwing activists, global businesses, expensive transport and outspoken leaders - all are provocations to populist politicians whose support often comes from more conservative, less privileged places.
3 min |
June 27, 2025
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Crew to set sail in search of the real pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean is a $4.5bn swashbuckling film franchise and Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham are among marauding buccaneers who have captured imaginations over the centuries. But almost nothing is known about the life and times of actual pirates.
2 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
A 7.30PM DINNER ON A SCHOOL NIGHT? MAMMA MIA!
Italian-style late family meals, bedsharing like the Germans, breaking down gender stereotypes the Icelandic way... five writers try five different European parenting styles. Will they make it out unscathed?
10+ min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Here's how I keep from being overwhelmed by the 'gloomcycle'
The threat of a world war. Political assassinations. In the US, federal raids on unsuspecting migrants. There seems to be no end to terrifying news these days.
3 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Is this an artist - or a coffee pot?
Will the much garlanded South African artist William Kentridge reveal the secret to a great work? Well, it's all about a certain hot drink...
5 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
'I try to represent medicine accurately'
Rachel Clarke talks about the amazing families involved in her Women's prize-winning book and how being a doctor frames the way she writes
3 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Grim toll Russia's war casualties surpass 1 million
As the human cost of the invasion mounts, an expansive propaganda campaign and state payouts aim to keep grieving relatives onside
5 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
'My fear is mortality is going to be very high'
Cuts in US funding have hit HIV programmes to jeopardise research and expose those living with the virus to greater risk
4 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Sánchez the survivor fights for his political life
Allegations against the PM's inner circle have hit the reputation of the socialist-led minority government
4 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Hunger and despair rife as Gaza slides into lethal chaos
Just after midnight last Thursday morning, Abdullah Ahmed left his wife and children in their small and crowded home in the battered al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and headed north.
5 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
THE ROAD TO RUIN
Israel has long desired regime change in Tehran, but previous US administrations sought to contain it. Allies and foes alike fear Donald Trump’s intervention in Israel’s war has poured fuel on an increasingly international conflict
5 min |
June 27, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Family's agony Tragedy of couple killed after surprise visit home
In the cramped lanes of Ambika Nagar, everyone spoke of Pooja and Harshit Patel with pride.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Brian Wilson 1942 -2025
Pop music as perfect as pop is ever likely to get'
7 min |
June 20, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Critical mass Is Iran as close to nuclear weapons as Netanyahu claims?
In justifying Israel's attack on Iran, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he had acted to pre-empt a secret Iranian programme to build a nuclear bomb, claiming Tehran already had the capacity to build nine nuclear bombs.
3 min |
June 20, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Only connect The first novel from the author of We Move ambitiously spans continents and time
Gurnaik Johal's first book, 2022's We Move, demonstrated how rewarding it can be for a gifted young writer to ignore conventional wisdom.
3 min |
June 20, 2025
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Europe was promised a night train revival, so why the delay?
As Europeans reawoke to the joy of travel post-Covid restrictions, it looked as though we were in store for a resurgence of continent-crossing night trains.
3 min |
June 20, 2025
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Even in the most harrowing cases, justice cannot be immune from scrutiny
When Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder seven more, the judge sentenced her to multiple whole-life terms for what he said had been “a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign”.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
How does WOKE start winning again?
British progressives have faced major setbacks in recent years. Was a backlash inevitable-and are new tactics needed?
10+ min |
June 20, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Old scores Why Greek myths are gods' gifts to musicals
From Hadestown to H Hercules, eternal tales of love and coming of age are still reeling in audiences
3 min |
June 20, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Sin bins Mexican restaurant on a zero-waste mission
Sourcing local produce and using pre-Hispanic agricultural techniques, Baldío has embraced a regenerative ethos - with delicious results
3 min |
June 20, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
Could boredom be good for us? Smartphones offer us instant stimulation, but they may silence a deeper message
In 2014, a group of researchers from Harvard University and the University of Virginia tasked people with sitting alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes.
3 min |
June 20, 2025
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The blunt truth behind Ballymena’s explosion of hate
Northern Ireland faces stark questions over the racism, xenophobia, and intolerance that has forced families from abroad to flee
4 min |
June 20, 2025
The Guardian Weekly
'A billionaire would pay a lot of money to shoot a recreated woolly mammoth' Sadiah Qureshi on extinction and empire
In her new book, Vanished, the historian of science traces the roots of how we treat life, whether living, endangered, dead or extinct
5 min |