Iran summoned France’s envoy in Tehran to protest against “insulting” remarks made by the French foreign minister after an Iranian filmmaker won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the prestigious Palme d’Or for his film It Was Just an Accident on Saturday, a political drama inspired by his...
Julian O’Neill BBC News NI crime and justice correspondent PA Media Gerry Adams, pictured on Thursday, is giving evidence for the third day of his libel case against the BBC The former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said he was insulted by the BBC’s response to his complaint about a Spotlight programme dealing with...
Getty Images Well-wishers celebrate the Thai king’s birthday, in Bangkok on 28 July, 2024. A Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for an American academic under Thailand’s lese-majeste law that forbids insulting the monarchy. The army filed a complaint against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in central Thailand, under lese-majeste and computer...
