
Iranian director Jafar Panahi was sentenced by Tehran's Revolutionary Court to five years and one month in prison, as well as a ban on travel abroad and the use of social media.
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Jafar Panahi is an Iranian director known for his critical positions towards the regime, which have already caused him several arrests and convictions in the past.
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to five years and one month in prison, a two-year travel ban and the confiscation of his assets by Tehran's Revolutionary Court in new proceedings. His lawyer Mostafa Nili reported this to ISNA, adding that he was also banned from carrying out any activity on social media.
Panahi, 66, has already been jailed numerous times. In December he was accused of propaganda against the regime, following his victory at the Cannes Film Festival.

King Charles III has started a tour of the Caribbean which will visit the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua. The trip focuses on recognizing historical injustices linked to Britain's colonial past and slave trafficking, in a climate of growing calls for reparations.

Two high-speed trains, a Renfe and an Iryo convoy, collided near Toledo. The provisional toll is 46 dead and around 200 injured. A human error is assumed during the management of a failure in the signaling system.

Two serious train accidents hit the Madrid-Seville high-speed line in 2026: one in Toledo on 28 October and one in Adamuz on 18 January, the latter with 45 victims and 123 injuries.

Emergency's Life Support ship rescued 113 migrants in two separate operations in international waters. Italian authorities assigned Genoa as the port of disembarkation, sparking criticism for being too far away from the rescue site.

This morning a collision occurred between two high-speed passenger trains on the Madrid-Andalusia line, near Toledo, between Los Yébenes and Urda. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo have canceled their election campaign commitments.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is following with concern the collision between two trains in Toledo, Spain, which caused victims and injuries. The Farnesina and the consulate general in Madrid verify the possible involvement of Italians.