Overview

• Thailand’s Constitutional Court will rule Friday on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a decision that could force a parliamentary vote and potentially open the door to early elections.
• The case centers on a leaked May call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen during deadly border clashes, in which Paetongtarn criticized a senior Thai army commander; she apologized and was suspended pending review.
• A removal would extend a long run of judicial ousters of Shinawatra-aligned leaders, as Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted last week in a royal-insult case yet still faces a separate legal challenge tied to his 2023 return.
• Syria reports Israeli drone strikes near Damascus that killed Syrian soldiers, with a reported brief Israeli landing at a former air-defense base previously used by Iran during the Assad era, even as de-escalation talks continue.
• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to replace his top civil servant for the third senior staff change in under a year, with pressure intensifying after data showed record asylum claims and immigration rising to the public’s top concern.