Thailand's Constitutional Court sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet on Friday over her handling of the country's border row with Cambodia, throwing the kingdom into political turmoil.

Paetongtarn, daughter of billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was suspended from office last month after being accused of failing to stand up for Thailand in a June call with powerful former Cambodian leader Hun Sen, which was leaked online.

The nine-judge panel ruled by six to three that she had not upheld the ethical standards required of a prime minister and removed her from office, pushing Thailand to the brink of political crisis, with no obvious candidate on hand to lead the fragile ruling coalition in parliament.

"Her actions have led to a loss of trust, priorit

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