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Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a fourth day Sunday, despite both sides saying they were ready to discuss a ceasefire after a late-night intervention by US President Donald Trump.The neighbours, popular destinations for millions of foreign tourists,
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a third straight day on Saturday, as a border conflict that has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 150,000 from their homes spread across the frontier.
Thailand warned its conflict with neighboring Cambodia could “potentially develop into a war” as troops used rockets and artillery to shell targets along their contested border for a second
Activists and legislators remind of the impact of the Thailand and Cambodia war. The government is urged to take an active role in diplomacy.
"The U.S. already flunked the test and that should be a wakeup call," a former senior U.S. State Department official told Newsweek.
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A fierce border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand has escalated, resulting in significant casualties and displacement. International concern has
Deadly border clashes erupted early Sunday between Cambodian and Thai troops near the historic Ta Kwai temple in Thailand’s Surin province, marking the bloodiest escalation between the two nations in over a decade.
By Shoon Naing and Artorn Pookasook SISAKET, Thailand (Reuters) -Fighting on the Thai-Cambodian border extended into a third day and new flashpoints emerged on Saturday as both sides said they had acted in self-defence in the border dispute and called on the other to cease fighting and start negotiations.