‘The things that connect us are fraying’: James Graham short film explores what it means to be English

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Ahead of England’s first knockout game of the World Cup, Love Letter to England celebrates what English people have in common

What does it mean to be English? Ahead of England’s first knockout game of the World Cup, Ian McKellen and the award-winning playwright James Graham have released a short film that attempts to answer that deceptively simple question.

The film, Love Letter to England, explores and celebrates what people across the country have in common. It draws on early contributions to the National Conversation, a UK-wide initiative that began last month.

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Ukraine slams Moscow with another massive drone assault: ‘Step by step, we are implementing our plan’ – New York Post

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  1. Ukraine slams Moscow with another massive drone assault: ‘Step by step, we are implementing our plan’  New York Post
  2. Panetta: Putin ‘not quite sure what to do’ after Ukraine drones strike Moscow  The Hill
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Russian satellite communications center hit, Ukraine says as a wave of drones targets Moscow  NBC News
  5. Ukraine strikes Russian satellite centre for second time  The Independent
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Live updates: US envoys in Qatar for talks with mediators about Iran – CNN

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  1. Live updates: US envoys in Qatar for talks with mediators about Iran  CNN
  2. Uncertainty over Qatar diplomacy clouds prospects for US-Iran deal  Reuters
  3. Qatar reaffirms mediation role in US-Iran talks after meeting with Witkoff  The Times of Israel
  4. Brent posts biggest monthly decline since March 2020 as traders monitor U.S.-Iran talks  CNBC
  5. Witkoff and Kushner in Doha to Meet Mediators, But No High-Level Talks Set With Iran, Says Qatar  Time Magazine
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By the numbers: Spain’s mass legalization for immigrants – AP News

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  1. By the numbers: Spain’s mass legalization for immigrants  AP News
  2. More Than 1 Million Migrants Apply for Legal Status in Spain  The New York Times
  3. Spain Set to Hand Papers to Over 1 Million Undocumented Migrants  Bloomberg.com
  4. Spain triggers largest migrant amnesty in European history  The Telegraph
  5. One million migrants in Spain apply to regularise status in new scheme  The Guardian
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France sets presidential election date as Macron finishes final term – France 24

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  1. France sets presidential election date as Macron finishes final term  France 24
  2. Meeting Jordan Bardella, France’s possible president  The Economist
  3. French far-right starts succession dance before Le Pen verdict  Financial Times
  4. France sets presidential election dates  Reuters
  5. French presidential candidate Retailleau suggests election date favors the left  politico.eu
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US and European diplomats continue standoff over top Bosnia and Herzegovina post

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European powers resist Trump administration’s pick for high representative after incumbent pushed out

Diplomats from the US and Europe have been unable to resolve their differences and agree on a new top international envoy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a standoff which has become a transatlantic test of wills over influence in the Balkans.

A meeting in Sarajevo to select a new high representative, a post with far-reaching powers, ended without a compromise, in a spat that has undermined western cohesion in the region in the Trump era.

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Vance and Rubio take different approaches as Iran tests their 2028 prospects – AP News

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  1. Vance and Rubio take different approaches as Iran tests their 2028 prospects  AP News
  2. Vance vs Rubio: Is Team Trump divided on Iran and Lebanon?  Al Jazeera
  3. Vance, Rubio strike different tone on Iran and Israel  Reuters
  4. Trump's "Swiss Army" tools on Iran: Vance and Rubio  Axios
  5. Rubio’s spin on the Iran MOU sounds different from Trump and Vance  CNN
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Most asylum seekers rejected under tightened laws will remain in UK

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Critics call proposed limits on asylum claims a ‘quick fix that will create long-term chaos’

More than half of the people whose asylum and visa claims will be rejected under tightened human rights laws will continue to live in the UK, according to the Home Office’s own assessment.

Documents released on Tuesday show that plans to set new limits on article 8 of the European convention on human rights are expected to result in another 11,700 people having their claims rejected annually.

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Wave of attacks on Iran’s IRGC raises questions about renewed Kurdish insurgency – Fox News

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  1. Wave of attacks on Iran's IRGC raises questions about renewed Kurdish insurgency  Fox News
  2. 2 IRGC members shot dead at home in Iran, in what state media calls ‘terrorism’  The Times of Israel
  3. Militants attack IRGC checkpoint in western Iran leaving multiple forces dead  The Jerusalem Post
  4. IRGC Busts Terrorist Team in NW Iran  تسنیم
  5. IRGC says it killed six separatists in northwestern Iran  Middle East Eye
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Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia – AP News

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  1. Explosion in Monaco reportedly wounds Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia  AP News
  2. Jewish businessman and family injured in Monaco blast  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Parcel Bomb Explodes in Monaco, Injuring 3  The New York Times
  4. ‘He isn’t political’: the Ukrainian-born oligarch targeted by a Monaco bomber  The Guardian
  5. Tycoon and Family Injured in Monaco Bomb Blast  The Daily Beast
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