The Guardian Weekly - January 31, 2025
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In this issue
January 31, 2025
The homecoming
Tens of thousands of Palestinians crossed back to northern Gaza this week, taking the first steps under a fragile ceasefire deal after Israel opened checkpoints that had divided the territory for more than a year
4 mins
I just want to hug those girls' Bittersweet joy and relief as freed soldiers return home
Nineteen-year-old Naama Levy became an indelible symbol of Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
3 mins
Aid distribution What Israel's ban on Unrwa may mean for Palestinians
Israel this week insisted it would not back down over its plan to close the Gaza operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), even though critics said the move would jeopardise urgent humanitarian aid efforts.
3 mins
Trump has arrived with abang-but can he follow through?
Little more than a week ago, Stewart Rhodes was serving an 18-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy over his role in a deadly attack on the US Capitol.
4 mins
Davos lessons Trump's return heralds new era of harsh global competition
In the heady mountain air of Davos last week, away from the parties and the backslapping tech bros, another, more beleaguered crew touted their wares: the multilateralists.
2 mins
Who are M23 rebels and why is there fighting in eastern DRC?
The armed group M23 and Rwandan soldiers entered the centre of Goma last Sunday after weeks of advancing on the main city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province.
2 mins
Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, survivors call for courage amid the rise of hatred and antisemitism 'We must avoid the mistakes of the 1930s'
On a day of startling blue skies, Auschwitz survivors stood before princes and presidents on Monday to remind the world, perhaps for the final time, of the horrors they suffered there during one of the darkest moments of human history.
10+ mins
Anti-terror strategy failed to stop a killer
Southport attacker's lack of coherent ideology meant the Prevent scheme did not see him as a potential risk, exposing the need for reform
3 mins
Back to life Chettinad's mansions find new purpose
Homes in a once-thriving hub of traders in southern India are being restored to their former grandeur as hotels
4 mins
Can the continent's publishing industry turn a page?
Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions, a novel about growing up in colonial Zimbabwe, is one of the most important works of 20th-century African literature and features on university curriculums across the UK.
3 mins
What is DEI and why is Trump waging war against it?
When American voters headed to the ballot box in November, opinion polls suggested the cost of living, immigration and reproductive rights ranked among their biggest concerns.
2 mins
On thin ice Calgary's Olympic Oval faces race against time
When Jeremy Wotherspoon laced up his skates and took to the ice, his field of vision narrowed. His world fell silent except for the deep cuts of his blades.
3 mins
Last writes
Handwriting is disappearing - we are far more likely to use our hands to type or swipe than pick up a pen. But in the process are we in danger of losing cognitive skills, sensory experience and a connection to history?
10+ mins
A swell party
Almost two centuries after its creation, Hokusai's Great Wave print is more popular than ever, on everything from nail art to Lego to socks. What's behind its appeal?
6 mins
Why is Sophocles so big in the West End?
The Greek tragedies ask enormous, irresolvable questions and say the unsayable. It's no wonder they're still relevant in our fractured, post-truth world
3 mins
Mo's town
Mo Amer's Netflix show was a funny, moving look at life as a Palestinian immigrant in the USthen 7 October turned everything on its head
4 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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