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.

Eyewitness United States

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

United Kingdom

Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Wish you weren’t here! • Selfie-seekers, antisocial behaviour and pressure on local housing has caused a backlash against mass tourism in some European hotspots. Can the wants of visitors be balanced with the needs of residents?

Canal plus • New visitor controls get a mixed reception

Stray dogs and parasites threaten Darwin’s paradise isles • At the dream destination for bucket listers and bird watchers, there are downsides to a dependency on tourism

Spotlight • Harris and Walz ‘bring the joy’ – can the Democrat bounce last?

Without old foe, Trump’s campaign is wrongfooted

The horrific aftermath of a deadly school attack

Left out An Israeli politician’s fight for democracy • Former IDF officer Yair Golan is a hero for his bravery on 7 October. He now heads Israel’s new progressive party, which wants a plan for the future

Eyewitness Indonesia

Hope returns to Dhaka but new leaders told to exile old politics

‘Euphoria’ • Evacuees cheer Kyiv’s incursion into Russia

Swift justice • Denials and excuses in court after far-right riots

Banksy’s new menagerie aims to cheer up the public

‘Noah’s ark’ in peril as cargo ships size up new routes • Plans to bring shipping to the Paraguay River threaten the world’s greatest tropical wetland – and a way of life

Play, fight • Why Beijing is preparing children for conflict

Economic struggles fuel protests by young Africans

In too deep? The growing threat to the global undersea cable network • Deep sea data cables are the veins of the modern world. What if something, or someone, were to sever them?

Maduro is unleashing ‘campaign of terror’, warns opposition

Poles apart • Arctic town struggles in summer heatwave

Engulfed by the tide • The Cornish resort of St Ives may be the picturebook seaside town but it is also the UK’s most extreme example of overtourism. Through a desolate winter and crowded summer, artists, fishers, visitors and locals reveal a community in danger of losing its soul

Friendship • Research shows – as most women already know – that the quality and number of our friendships has a profound influence on both our health and happiness. But what does it mean to be a good pal? From fictional relationships and literary diaries to her own experiences, Rachel Cooke examines the nature of the female bond

When Jane met Helen • Fiction’s 10 best female friendships

Opinion Jonathan Freedland • Elon Musk should face justice for his role in England’s far-right riots

Elle Hunt • I love my cats – but if I were gone, I’m not sure they would care

Philippe Auclair • Far right goes quiet as the Games show what real patriotism is about

The GuardianView • AI investors may have got excited about something they don’t fully understand

Opinion Letters

Culture Second act • He is one of the world’s best actors but can still grab a coffee without being recognised. He opens up about cancer, happiness and his love of cinema

Book ends Is reading now a niche hobby? • Our narrative fixes increasingly come from short videos on social media. But, like snacking on junk food, they won’t nourish or satisfy us

A double take at peerless Piero • Piero della Francesca...