Newsweek Magazine

April 19, 2024 Issue

Features

Cover story Religion

Pope Francis' culture wars divide Catholic Church

Pope Francis' progressive repositioning of the Catholic church has created battle lines among its 1.3 billion followers.

In Focus

Flower Power

Grugliasco, Italy: A woman walks through a field of vibrant tulips near Milan on April 4. Dutch couple Edwin Koeman and Nitsuhe Wolanios opened the flower farm in 2017 to share their passion for tulips with Italy. There are now over 500,000 flowers in 450 varieties over a 5-acre area of land. Visitors pay a fee to handpick the tulips and take photographs of themselves among them.

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News

Palestinian leadership in crisis as Gaza war rages

"Only a revived, democratic PLO can lead the Palestinians effectively on obtaining their rights," former Palestinian adviser says.

U.S.

Israel's partial victory in Gaza will cost it long term

The Israel-Hamas war may be coming at a big cost to Israel's long-term security, complicating potential efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Opinion

Why U.S. Troops Should Remain in Syria

Our absence would likely compound the difficulties in delivering aid and safeguarding civilians in Syria's conflict-ridden areas, further worsening the already grave humanitarian conditions

Opinion

Washington Cannot Justify Its Troop Presence in Syria

The legal justification for the U.S. military presence in Syria to fight ISIS is legally dubious.

Horizons

Better Planet

Superhot rock geothermal may "unlock vast amounts of clean energy"

A map developed by scientists pinpoints where we could use this material, and how it could be commercialized.

Downtime

Entertainment

Chris Perfetti knows how special 'Abbott Elementary' is

"Those moments where we can just pingpong off of each other and make each other laugh, those moments are sweet," Abbott Elementary's Chris Perfetti tells Newsweek.

April 19, 2024 Issue

Flower Power

Israel's partial victory in Gaza will cost it long term

Why U.S. Troops Should Remain in Syria

Washington Cannot Justify Its Troop Presence in Syria

Editor's Picks

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Rafah Offensive: Biden Faces Questions Over Israel Aid Block

1.6 Million Americans Could See Their Minimum Wage Rise

Donald Trump Trial Docs 'Close to Being Smoking Guns'—Ex-Special Counsel

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