The Guardian Weekly - April 05, 2024
The Guardian Weekly - April 05, 2024
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In this issue
April 05, 2024
Has anything changed?
When the US allowed a UN ceasefi re resolution to pass, it marked a shift in Washington’s support for Israel as doubts about the conduct of the war and its legality have grown
5 mins
Excuses have run out' Thousands call for PM's removal
Demonstrators join families of hostages in cities across the country and vow to persist until Netanyahu is ousted
3 mins
Legal challenge Scale of suffering will make war crimes claims harder to deny
Israel has faced questions about whether its war on Hamas inside Gaza broke international law ever since the first few days of the campaign, when it cut off all food, water and fuel shipments to the enclave.
2 mins
IS affiliates could launch new wave of terror on the west
Islamic State (IS) remains defeated in its core strongholds of the Middle East but has made significant progress in Africa and parts of south Asia, winning territory and resources that could serve as a launchpad for a new campaign of extremist violence, analysts and officials believe.
4 mins
Games threat Paris on alert for Olympics attacks
The French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, met intelligence services to assess the terrorist threat to the country, after the Moscow concert hall attack claimed by Islamic State (IS) raised fresh security fears over the Paris Olympics.
2 mins
'New future' Opposition sweeps to victory in local polls
Turkey's main opposition party dealt an unexpected blow to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's rule last Sunday with a sweeping victory in local elections, maintaining control of major cities including the capital, Ankara, and Istanbul, where Ekrem İmamoğlu secured a second term as mayor.
2 mins
Gulag survivors given voice at Venice Biennale
When Petko Ogoyski was released from communist Bulgaria's gulag in 1953, he built a sixstorey memorial tower in his home village of Chepintsi.
3 mins
Bridge clear up crucial to national economy
Crews of engineers have begun the dangerous and intricate job of removing the mangled wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River outside Baltimore, as top federal government and Maryland state officials stressed that the health of the US national economy depended on it.
2 mins
What now for Thames Water as investors turn off the taps?
Thirty-five years ago, investors flocked to buy into the water industry, an essential public utility and a monopoly, in a sell-off by Margaret Thatcher that was deeply unpopular with the public, but saw shareholders gain 40%, on average, on the first day of trading.
3 mins
Funding lesson Universities fear consequences of clampdown on student visas
Rishi Sunak may not go down in history as \"the man who destroyed UK higher education\", as one former university leader put it, but the prime minister's willingness to clamp down on international student numbers could end up doing just that, coinciding with what one expert called a funding crisis for universities.
2 mins
Lost habitats True cost of a city built from scratch
Nusantara is billed as a state-of-the-art capital city that will coexist with nature but not all residents of Borneo's Balikpapan Bay are happy
4 mins
Coil scandal The women who were forcibly fitted with IUDs
Victims left traumatised and infertile after birth control devices were inserted without consent by Danish doctors
4 mins
Danish denial as minister is urged to get ona plane’
The Danish health minister should \"get on a plane and visit\" some of the thousands of women thought to be living with the consequences of being forcibly fitted with the contraceptive coil as children, Greenland's gender equality minister has said.
2 mins
How a civil servant won the battle with big tobacco
It was 20 years ago that an Irish civil servant named Tom Power won a remarkable battle against the tobacco industry when Ireland enacted the world's first ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and workplaces.
3 mins
'We are finally free' Hopes high after poll landslide
Just 10 days before being elected president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was in prison. Years of political turmoil have left the west African state's democracy on the brink of collapse, with deadly uprisings and the jailing of opposition figures commonplace.
2 mins
Eyes in the sky How drones are helping animal rights campaigners
Inexpensive and easy to use, they are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation - as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums
4 mins
'Feeble, tired and unfit' Biden plays hardball with Trump
With November set to be one of the most consequential elections in US history, it would be understandable if Donald Trump and Joe Biden reached for lofty rhetoric: if they attempted to match the highminded ideals of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and the rest of the nation's founding fathers.
2 mins
No end to agony as gangs shift focus to elite 'safe' areas
As gang fighters and police battled outside his home near Haiti's beleaguered capital late last month, Nielsen Daily Fierrier hurled himself to the ground.
3 mins
THE EMPTY PLINTH
In 1760, a pivotal slave revolt began in Jamaica - and now many want its leader made a national hero. But what if this story is bigger than that?
10+ mins
49 DAYS LATER
Liz Truss trashed the economy as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. But she is back, launching anew conservative movement and spreading her ideology across the world. Youjust can't keep abad politician down...
10+ mins
Bullies rule at every stage of life, but it doesn't have to be that way
Alarge and impressive study of children's progress into adulthood found that those who display bullying and aggressive behaviour at school are more likely to prosper at work. They land better jobs and earn more.
3 mins
Career ladders may be broken, but a fulfilling job is still within reach
Recently, I sat in a lecture hall with a couple of hundred final-year undergraduate students. Looking around, I thought about my own uncertainty at their age. When I was about to graduate, the future seemed unclear.
3 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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