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​Firefighters work at the site of destroyed garages following a Russian drone and missile strikes in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, on September 3, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Russia fires hundreds of drone missiles into Ukraine, Caveats to Google’s legal win, Judge rules on Trump admin’s use of 18th-century law, & More

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thaksin to Thai king: Pardon me?

Thailand’s billionaire former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has appealed to the country’s king for a pardon just days after being jailed upon his highly anticipated return to the country.

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of Thailand's Move Forward Party, reacts after failing to win parliamentary support to become prime minister.
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Political trouble brews in the Land of Smiles

The frontrunner for PM is unlikely to clinch the top job — and things might get ugly in response.

Move Forward Party, Pheu Thai party, and coalition partner leaders sign an MOU in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Uncertain Thai premiership vote

Whatever happens, many people won't like the next PM.

Move Forward Party leader and Thai PM candidate Pita Limjaroenrat during the press conference of coalition parties in Bangkok.
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Election body probes Thai PM hopeful

If the leader of the winning party gets disqualified, political turmoil is all but assured in the Land of Smiles.

Thailand's dystopian election
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Thailand votes for change

With around 99% of the ballots counted, opposition parties received more than 50% of the vote in Thailand's general election on Sunday.

Thailand's former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Not now, Thaksin!

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra announced that he plans to return to Thailand almost 15 years after he skipped town when he was about to go on trial for corruption. How will this impact the May 14 election?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the Pheu Thai party's prime ministerial candidate, at a campaign event in Bangkok.
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Thaksin’s shadow looms large over upcoming Thai election

The former PM's daughter is running for her dad's old job — but the military might not allow it.

​Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians, including militants, killed in an Israeli raid, during their funeral in Jenin
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What We’re Watching: West Bank violence, Czech election runoff, Thai coup jitters

After Jenin raid, Palestinian militants vow “revenge”; Czech runoff held after nasty campaign; Thaksin's return spooks army ahead of Thai election

What We're Watching: Thai PM suspended, US strikes Iran in Syria, Macron woos Algeria
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What We're Watching: Thai PM suspended, US strikes Iran in Syria, Macron woos Algeria