Iranian film, It was Just an Accident, wins Palme D’Or at Cannes festival | Arts and Culture News

The film is inspired by dissident director Jafar Panahi’s own experience in jail. An Iranian thriller film that explores corruption and state violence in the country has won the the Palme d’Or, the coveted top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. It Was Just an Accident, directed by dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, was crowned…

Families of Israeli captives criticise Netanyahu amid large protests | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Hostages and Missing Families Forum called for a ‘return to the negotiating table’. Families of Israeli captives held in Gaza have intensified their criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid large protests across the country, as the expanded military ground offensive and deadly bombardment in the Palestinian territory put the release of their loved…

DR Congo ex-leader Joseph Kabila lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges

Joseph Kabila, the ex-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has lashed out at the government of his successor – calling it a “dictatorship”. The 53-year-old made a 45-minute speech live on YouTube on Friday evening from an unspecified location a day after the Senate lifted his immunity from prosecution. DR Congo’s authorities intend to…