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South Africa rules law banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional

The decision was met with mixed reactions

The Independent UK

Thailand has another new prime minister and an opening for progress. But will anything change?

Thai politics is often chaotic. But this past week has been especially tumultuous, even by Thailand’s standards.

The Conversation

Acting Thai Government Moves To Dissolve Parliament

Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate to lead the country.

International Business Times

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Thailand Power Vacuum Will 'Not Affect' Border Security: Defence Ministry

Thailand's lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court.

International Business Times

Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Glamorous Thai PM Felled By Cambodia Row

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of Thailand's most enduring and controversial political dynasty, was touted as the youthful, glamorous future of the movement, capable of winning over a new generation of voters.

International Business Times

Thai Court To Rule On PM's Fate After Cambodia Phone Call Row

Thailand's Constitutional Court began delivering its verdict Friday on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who could be thrown out of office over her handling of the country's border row with Cambodia.

International Business Times

Suspended Thai PM In Court For Case Seeking Her Ouster

Thailand's suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrived at court on Thursday to testify in a case seeking to remove her from office over her handling of the kingdom's border row with Cambodia.

International Business Times

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Kosovo court faces deadline to end six-month parliamentary deadlock

Kosovo's Constitutional Court must clarify the voting method for the parliament speaker by next Friday, after numerous failed attempts and an ongoing political standoff.

Euronews

German Court Rejects Yemenis' Claim Over US Strikes

Germany's highest court on Tuesday threw out a case brought by two Yemenis seeking to sue Berlin over the role of the US Ramstein airbase in a 2012 drone attack, ending a years-long legal saga.

International Business Times

South Korean court approves arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree

A South Korean court has approved the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor’s claim that he poses a risk of destroying evidence

The Independent UK

Thailand Set For Another Acting PM After Cabinet Reshuffle

Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister.

International Business Times

Thai Veteran Politician Set For Single Day As Acting PM

Thailand's acting prime minister is set to helm the country for only one full day Wednesday, standing in for suspended premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra before being replaced himself in a cabinet reshuffle.

International Business Times

Why Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed as Thailand’s PM and what it means for fragile political landscape

Court ruling follows leaked call with Hun Sen as tensions rise over deadly clash and historic land claims

The Independent UK

Court suspends PM Paetongtarn

The Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending its consideration of the case against her involving a controversial phone conversation with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.

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International Business Times

Thailand's Ruling Political Dynasty Faces Day Of Legal Peril

Thailand's ruling political dynasty faces fresh legal peril Tuesday with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra risking suspension from office by the Constitutional Court, and her ex-premier father's separate royal defamation trial due to start.

Al Jazeera

Thailand protesters demand PM’s resignation over leaked call with Hun Sen

Hundreds of protesters gather in Bangkok to demand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s resignation.

The Independent UK

Protesters gather in Bangkok to demand Thai prime minister's resignation over leaked Cambodia call

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra

The Independent UK

Polls show clear favourite emerging in race to become South Korea’s next president

Race to replace impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol is heating up, with a left-leaning candidate ahead in polls

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Euronews

Nicușor Dan sworn in as Romania's president easing country's political crisis

The May election rerun was held months after the Constitutional Court voided the previous election in which the far-right outsider Călin Georgescu led the first round, following allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference.

Al Jazeera

Romania’s President Dan sworn in amid far-right claims of stolen election

Pro-European Nicusor Dan faces big challenges after defeating pro-Russian George Simion last week in a tense run-off.

The Independent UK

Mali's leader dissolves political parties and bans meetings of their members

A government official says the president of Mali’s transitional government has signed a decree dissolving political parties amid a backdrop of pro-democracy opposition

Euronews

Animal rights activists fear mass euthanasia of stray dogs in Türkiye after new top court ruling

Animal rights advocates have claimed that many street animals were indiscriminately killed after the passage of the law last August.

The Independent UK

Turkey’s top court backs controversial new dog culling law

Turkey's top court has rejected a request for the annulment of a contentious law designed to control the population of stray dogs, but which animal lovers fear will lead to mass killings

Euronews

Kazakhstan’s top judge courts closer EU ties amid push for legal reforms

The Constitutional Court is one of Kazakhstan’s legal institutions supporting a modernising agenda through which the central Asian state is seeking to deepen ties with the EU, the chair of the court told Euronews on a recent visit to Strasbourg.

Euronews

Nearly 40% of Romanian voters remain undecided ahead of presidential election

Romania's 4 May election re-run sees undecided voters following allegations of Russian interference. Four candidates are polling strongly.

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