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Trial date set for Windsor Castle crossbow intruder
Trial date set for Windsor Castle crossbow intruder
by  AFP

A man will stand trial in London next year accused of illegally entering Windsor Castle armed with a loaded crossbow with intent to harm Queen Elizabeth II, a judge said on Wednesday. He was arrested and charged with three offences, including one under the 180-year-old Treason Act of "intent... to injure the person of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, or to alarm Her Majesty".

Iran schoolgirls lead protests over Mahsa Amini death
Iran schoolgirls lead protests over Mahsa Amini death
by  AFP

Iranian schoolgirls have come to the fore in protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, removing their hijabs and staging sporadic rallies in defiance of a lethal crackdown by the security forces. Schoolgirls have since taken up the baton around the country, removing their hijabs, shouting anti-regime slogans and defacing images of the clerical state's leaders.

Singapore makes biggest seizure of rhino horn
Singapore makes biggest seizure of rhino horn
by  AFP

Singapore authorities have made their biggest ever seizure of rhino horn with a US$830,000 haul confiscated from a smuggler arriving from South Africa, officials said Wednesday. "This is the largest seizure of rhinoceros horns in Singapore to date," it said in a statement.

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