World News 1: Film-maker Jafar Panahi leaves Iran for first time in 14 years as travel ban lifted

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The award-winning director who was released from prison in February is rumoured to be a juror at the Cannes film festivalJafar Panahi, the acclaimed Iranian director whose life has been dominated by clashes with his country’s government, has left Iran for the first time in 14 years.Panahi’s wife, Tahereh Saeedi, posted a picture on Instagram on Tuesday night showing her arriving with her husband at an undisclosed airport. Continue...

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