Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, father Thaksin face legal peril

Constitutional Court hears petition seeking premier’s dismissal as separate court hears defamation case against her father. Thailand’s ruling political dynasty is facing legal peril, as the country’s Constitutional Court considers a petition seeking the dismissal of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, while a separate court hears a royal defamation suit against her father, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The…

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Elon Musk slams Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, calls for new political party

The world’s richest man and the US president have traded insults over Donald Trump’s tax cuts and spending bill. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has stepped up his criticism of United States President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and spending bill and renewed his call for a new political party. Musk’s criticism of Trump’s 940-page “Big, Beautiful Bill“, which…

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Who wins, who loses if Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill passes?

The richest Americans, families with children and traditional carmakers would gain. EV makers and those on food stamps and Medicaid would lose. The United States Senate is debating President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which promises sweeping tax breaks, as Republicans hope to pass it before Friday’s Independence Day holiday. On Saturday, the Senate voted 51-49 to open debate on…

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