Claudia Sheinbaum, battling U.S. accusations that the cartels have gripped her government, is facing a scandal in which two former officials are on the run.
As this week’s issue of the Guardian Weekly went to press, a UN-backed monitor said famine was now unfolding in Gaza. That statement came less than 24 hours after Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that there was “real starvation” and told Israel to allow “every ounce of food” into Gaza. This week’s big story, led by on-the-ground reporting by Gaza-based journalist Malak A Tantash, focuses on the limited pause in fighting by Israel to allow aid deliveries.
Spotlight | Russia’s kamikaze attacks Luke Harding reports from the frontline in Dnipropetrovsk as once-safe Ukrainian villages are abandoned and the last inhabitants leave their animals and vegetable gardens behind
Environment | Nature fakes Photographer and author of The Anthropocene Illusion, Zed Nelson reflects on the how humans seek to recreate versions of the environments and creatures they have destroyed to satisfy their cravings to be in nature
Science | Life of plastics The journey of a single thread is traced by Phoebe Weston and Tess McClure, from garment to field and onwards, to illustrate how ubiquitous microplastic pollution has become
Opinion | Queens of England As we celebrate the Lionesses’ historic win, isn’t it time English football fans stopped chasing glory through their men’s teams when the women are the ones delivering, asks Ava Vidal
Culture | In the cradle of country music As the Grand Ole Opry turns 100, Jewly Hight visits the Nashville institution to find out how it has kept reinventing itself while honouring tradition over the decades
The first waves hit the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s coast. There were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.
A $60 billion boost to farm subsidies under President Trump will be a lifeline to some, but the way the funding will be distributed could worsen disparities.
Real estate titans and financiers are forming super PACs to try to defeat Zohran Mamdani. But they are still searching for a unified plan that could work.
The shooting occurred in a Midtown tower that has offices of the National Football League. Mayor Eric Adams said that a note found on the gunman mentioned the N.F.L.
What to Do When the Supreme Court Rules the Wrong Way
The blows have been coming weekly, as Trump tries to ransack the Constitution. Yet recent Court history shows that what feels like the end can be a beginning. By Amy Davidson Sorkin
“No Tax on Tips” Is an Industry Plant
Trump’s “populist” policy is backed by the National Restaurant Association—probably because it won’t stop establishments from paying servers below the minimum wage. By Eyal Press
Israel’s Zones of Denial
Amid national euphoria over the bombing of Iran—and the largely ignored devastation in Gaza—a question lurks: What is the country becoming? By David Remnick
President Trump said that children in Gaza “look very hungry,” indicating disagreement with Israeli officials. He was holding talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain.
The framework agreement with President Trump will likely not do much for economic growth on either side. But it avoids fissures on foreign policy issues.
The ceasefire will start at midnight on Monday after U.S.-backed talks in Malaysia. The border war killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
A perusal of recent U.S. arms sales to Ukraine, approved by the Pentagon office that keeps track of American weapons and supply stockpiles. Jim Geraghty
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