18 h. ago Russia slams ‘unfounded’ claims of citizens fighting for Cambodia in Thailand border war

Russia has dismissed reports of its nationals fighting for Cambodia in the escalating border clash with Thailand, saying the “unfounded assertions undermine” the traditionally friendly ties between Moscow and Bangkok. The Russian embassy in the Southeast Asian kingdom said in a social media post on Monday that the claims emerged from outside Thailand. Thailand and Cambodia are locked in a deadly conflict that has killed dozens and displaced hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the...

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7 d. ago Trump says Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to cease all shooting

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed “to cease all shooting” effective on Friday, US President Donald Trump said after he held a call with the countries’ leaders. “Both Countries are ready for PEACE and continued Trade with the United States of America,” Trump wrote on social media. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said earlier on Friday that he had spoken by telephone with Trump, though he noted at the time that a ceasefire had not yet been confirmed. Anutin said he told Trump that Bangkok...

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7 d. ago Cambodia reports Thai bombing even as Trump says both have agreed to cease fighting

Cambodia said on Saturday that Thailand continued dropping bombs in its territory hours after US President Donald Trump said the neighbours had agreed to stop fighting. “On December 13, the Thai military used two F-16 fighter jets to drop seven bombs” on a number of targets, the Cambodian defense ministry said in a social media post. “Thai military aircraft have not stopped bombing yet,” it said. Trump said on Friday he had spoken by phone with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia, who both...

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7 d. ago Trump says Thailand, Cambodia have agreed to ceasefire but fighting continues

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders had agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes, even as Thai and Cambodian officials suggested there was still work to do to get the ceasefire that the US administration had helped broker earlier this year back on track. Trump announced the agreement to restart the ceasefire in a social media posting following calls with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. “They have agreed...

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7 d. ago Thailand, Cambodia both report attacks day after Trump’s claim of renewed ceasefire

Bangkok said Cambodian forces killed four Thai soldiers on Saturday, after the prime minister denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that a truce was agreed to end days of deadly fighting. Cambodia and Thailand both reported attacks on Saturday, including on civilian areas, the day after Trump said that the two nations had agreed to renew a truce. Violence between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800 km (500...

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7 d. ago Thailand, Cambodia both report attacks after Trump’s claim of renewed ceasefire

Bangkok said Cambodian forces killed four Thai soldiers on Saturday, after the prime minister denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that a truce was agreed to end days of deadly fighting. Cambodia and Thailand both reported attacks on Saturday, including on civilian areas, the day after Trump said that the two nations had agreed to renew a truce. Violence between the Southeast Asian neighbours, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800 km (500...

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1 week ago Singaporean Chinese ‘least attractive’, Philippines cyclones: 7 Asia highlights

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia after soldier killed Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military positions on Monday after a Thai soldier was killed, pushing a shaky US-brokered truce to the brink of collapse as it vowed to cripple its neighbour’s...

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2 w. ago Why China may be better placed than US in tussle for rare earths

During his Southeast Asia trip in October, US President Donald Trump sealed deals with Malaysia and Thailand on the same day – both aimed at securing and diversifying America’s supply chains for critical minerals and rare earths. Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim agreed to step up cooperation on building and expanding critical minerals supply chains, according to a White House statement. They also agreed to strengthen the security of critical minerals and rare earths supplies in...

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2 w. ago US Supreme Court to weigh Trump bid to limit birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s directive to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States, a contentious part of his efforts to curb immigration and a step that would alter how a 19th century constitutional provision has long been understood. The justices took up a Justice Department appeal of a lower court’s ruling that blocked Trump’s executive order telling US agencies not to recognise the citizenship of children born in the US...

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live updates: US may cut income tax due to tariff revenue; Trump says Xi agreed to expand farm buys

Trump tariffs live updates: US may cut income tax due to tariff revenue; Trump says Xi agreed to expand farm buys  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live updates: Trump says Xi agreed to expand farm buys; US negotiates Taiwan chip

Trump tariffs live updates: Trump says Xi agreed to expand farm buys; US negotiates Taiwan chip-worker training deal  Yahoo Finance

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3 w. ago Trump says China’s Xi Jinping agreed to accelerate purchases of US goods

Trump says China’s Xi Jinping agreed to accelerate purchases of US goods  Al Jazeera

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3 w. ago Trump says China's Xi 'more or less agreed' to accelerate purchases of US goods

Trump says China's Xi 'more or less agreed' to accelerate purchases of US goods  Reuters

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3 w. ago South Korea’s US nuclear sub deal risks roiling East Asia’s waters

South Korea is set to acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines with US approval and assistance, according to a joint fact sheet last week. That approval came following a meeting at the end of October between South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and US President Donald Trump in Gyeongju. The agreement allows South Korea to build its first nuclear-powered attack submarines, which will be conventionally armed and powered by highly enriched uranium the United States will help source. It also...

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4 w. ago Trump wants Ukraine to accept peace deal with Russia by Thursday

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Ukraine faced losing its dignity and freedom or Washington’s support over a US peace plan which endorses key Russian demands and which Donald Trump said Kyiv should agree to by Thursday. The US president told Fox News Radio he believed next Thursday was an appropriate deadline for Kyiv to accept the plan. In a solemn address to the nation which he delivered in the street outside his office, a location he uses only rarely for major addresses,...

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4 w. ago Trump gives Ukraine Thursday deadline to accept peace deal with Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Ukraine faced losing its dignity and freedom or Washington’s support over a US peace plan that endorses key Russian demands and which Donald Trump said Kyiv should agree to by Thursday. The US president told Fox News Radio he believed next Thursday was an appropriate deadline for Kyiv to accept the plan. In a solemn address to the nation which he delivered in the street outside his office, a location he uses only rarely for major addresses,...

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4 w. ago Trump urges broadcast regulator to revoke ABC licences over Khashoggi query

The White House ratcheted up its attack on ABC News Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump criticised an ABC News correspondent for asking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince about the 2018 killing of a Washington Post columnist. The fresh critique came as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Wednesday it was opening a review of agreements between national networks and local broadcast stations. Trump suggested the commission should move to revoke the broadcast licenses of...

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