In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Guardian Weekly

• Global report
  Headlines from the last seven days
• The wrecking ball
  A blitz of executive orders, a radical shake-up of the global order and a ‘revolution of common sense’ were among the 47th US president’s immediate pledges, marking a new era of disruption and division
• Executive decisions
  The orders Trump signed on day one
• International response
  America’s allies hope for the best – but prepare for the worst
• Hope amid ruins
  The day the Gaza ceasefire finally arrived
• Fragile truce
  An agreement is in place – if it will hold is another matter
• Gaza’s devastation
  The terrible price exacted by Israel for 7 October attack
• Parallel protest
  Has Seoul just witnessed its own January 6 moment?
• Election fever grows … but Trump is pulling the strings
  The machinations of Elon Musk and the returning US president loom large in minds of politicians and voters
• Why did LA’s wildfires explode out of control?
  A combustible combination of factors laid the groundwork for disaster as the city struggled with catastrophic blazes
• Power play
  The Solar Mamas who are lighting up Zanzibar
• Industry-funded research and exaggerated claims litter arguments against stricter regulation of ‘forever chemicals’ – materials that are linked to environmental and public health concerns
  ‘The parallels with big tobacco are compelling’
• ‘An act of patriotism’
  Defiant anti-Maga hats go viral
• Losing its marbles
  The British Museum, beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, is in deep trouble. Can it rescue its reputation?
• Mood music
  Listening to, or playing, the right song can soothe pain, lift depression and help treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, PTSD and back pain. Neuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin gives his musical recommendations for better health, drawing on his experience of helping his friend, the legendary songwriter Joni Mitchell.
• Opinion Jonathan Freedland
  How dare Hamas and Netanyahu take so long to get Gaza deal done?
• Al-Meqdad Jamil Meqdad
  Hope is the invisible thread we cling to as we look to rebuild our lives
• George Monbiot
  The fight for democracy is real as societies are reverting to oligarchies
• The GuardianView
  Creativity needs analogue nurturing as the digital age reshapes musical tastes
• An inside job
  It’s three years since Apple’s deliciously weird office drama Severance last aired. The show’s cast and creator discuss its many mysteries
• David Lynch 1946 – 2025
  The maverick American surrealist film director sustained a successful mainstream career while also probing the bizarre, the radical and the experimental
• Play it again … and again
  Spotify’s Billions Club tracks the world’s most popular songs, but many greats are nowhere to be found. What are the forces shaping pop’s new canon?
• Caste and class
  An epic, tightly plotted and powerful journey through three different interpretations of India where shadows linger and tensions rise
• Hope amid despair
  An important account of global justice, which is surprisingly upbeat about our chances of putting today’s despots in the dock
• Staying alive
  A scientist’s endlessly enjoyable examination of mortality and why the human body will always give in
• BOOKS OF THE MONTH
  A roundup of the best recent crime and thrillers
• COUNTRY DIARY ALLENDALE
  Northumberland, England, UK