- Associated Press
The Constitutional Court of Thailand agrees to hear a case that could imperil the prime minister
Thailand’s Constitutional Court accepted a petition Thursday from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to begin an ethics probe against the prime minister over his appointment of a Cabinet member. If eventually found guilty, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could be ousted from his position. The court ruled that Srettha’s appointment of Pichit Chuenban as minister of the Prime Minister’s Office was in violation of Section 160 of the constitution, which requires those in ministerial positions to “be of evident integrity" and bars those who fail to comply with ethical standards.
- Reuters
Israel to reprimand Irish, Norwegian, Spanish envoys over Palestine move
Israel will reprimand the ambassadors of Ireland, Norway and Spain on Thursday over their governments' plan to recognise a Palestinian state next week, an Israeli official said. The envoys have been summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, where they will be shown a previously unpublished video of Hamas taking female captives during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war, the official said. Israel has also recalled its own ambassadors in Dublin, Oslo and Madrid for consultations.
- PA Media: Science
Plastic in birds’ stomachs may release toxic chemicals, study suggests
About 44% of seabird species are known to eat plastic and some are particularly badly affected, causing malnutrition and new diseases.
