Thailand's prime minister has been sacked after a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian politician caused outrage.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was Thailand's youngest PM, has been dismissed from office by the country's Constitutional Court after only a year in power.

The court found Ms Shinawatra, 39, violated ethics in a leaked June telephone call, during which she appeared to kowtow to Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen as the bordering countries were on the verge of an armed conflict.

She also criticised a Thai army commander - a taboo move in a country where the military is extremely influential.

Fighting erupted weeks later and lasted five days.

Ms Shinawatra, who was a newbie to politics when she took office in August last year, apologised over the call and said she was tryi

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