Here's what's in this week's issue of The Week magazine
19 April 2025
- Main stories: Saving British Steel: The fight for a critical industry
- Controversy: The Trump-Xi face-off
- People: Aimee Lou Wood: From Stockport to Hollywood stardom
- Briefing: Are Britain’s Armed Forces ready for war?
- Best American article: Moving markets: insider dealing in the White House?
- Best International article: Merz’s coalition deal: a “betrayal” of Germany?
- Health & Science: A pet is as good as a spouse
- Talking points: Dire wolves: still extinct after all
- Obituary: Gil Won-ok: Korean “comfort woman” who fought for justice
- The Last Word: The secret history of the war in Ukraine
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