3 h. ago Thailand and Cambodia agree ceasefire to end weeks of border fighting

Neighbours agree to immediate halt to fighting, freeze on further military movements and ban on airspace violations

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9 d. ago In Durham, North Carolina, neighbors are protecting neighbors from ICE: ‘We care for each other’

Community members have stepped up with carpools, food deliveries, school patrols and policy advocacyBefore the school bell rang on the morning of 19 November, dozens of parents – mostly dads – huddled outside schools all around Durham, North Carolina. Bleary-eyed from late-night meetings and dinging group chats, they passed out whistles and gloves before dispersing to stand along school perimeters.The parents had formed ad hoc welcoming committees for students being dropped off for school – and to serve as a united group of watchdogs against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A week before Thanksgiving, federal immigration agents had descended upon the city as part of a massive statewide campaign that included Charlotte and smaller communities. For almost a month, masked agents, often in tactical vests or fatigues and some carrying rifles, patrolled quiet neighborhoods and vibrant shopping centers around North Carolina. ICE doubled ...

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1 week ago A visual guide to the historical maps and temples at the heart of the Thailand

Border conflict has roots in colonial maps and long-standing ‘sibling rivalry’Thailand and Cambodia have been locked in a border dispute for more than a century, which exploded again in the summer of 2025. Peace efforts have had mixed results and fighting continues.A historical dispute over lines drawn on colonial maps is often used as a pretext for simmering nationalism. The two countries have had what one historian called a “sibling rivalry” for decades, fanned by competing claims to the region’s rich cultural heritage, including ancient temples in disputed areas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cambodia claims Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory near shelters for displaced people

Heavy combat between Thailand and Cambodia has entered a second week, with Cambodia claiming Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory

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1 week ago Cambodia shuts border as fighting rages with Thailand despite Trump’s ceasefire claim

Thailand and Cambodia both dispute claims that ceasefire had been reached as said by the US president

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2 w. ago President of Peace? How Trump’s claim to have ended eight wars unravelled

The US president boldly claimed to have sold thorny dispute between adversaries including Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, and Israel and Lebanon. But experts tell Alex Croft that his peace agreements do not stand up to scrutiny

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2 w. ago Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia continues despite Trump claim of renewed ceasefire

Trump announced the agreement after calls with Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian prime minister Hun ManetThailand-Cambodia fighting explainedCambodia said Thai forces including fighter jets continued to strike targets across their disputed border hours after Donald Trump said both countries leaders had agreed to renew a truce brokered in October that has been strained by days of deadly clashes.“Thai forces have not stopped the bombing yet and are still continuing the bombing,” the Cambodian ministry of information said. Thailand’s military countered with accusations that Cambodia was committing “repeated violations of international rules” by targeting civilian locations and laying landmines. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thailand deny Trump ceasefire claim as battles with Cambodia continue at border

Thai PM says military will keep fighting and Cambodia suspends border crossings as casualties riseThailand-Cambodia fighting explainedThailand’s caretaker prime minister has denied the existence of a ceasefire with Cambodia, despite US president Donald Trump announcing that both countries had agreed to halt fighting, as heavy clashes continued along the border between the two countries.Prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that Thailand had not agreed to a ceasefire with Cambodia and that its forces would continue fighting. Cambodia, meanwhile, announced it had suspended all border crossings with Thailand. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thailand and Cambodia agree second ceasefire after calls from Trump as 20 dead & hundreds wounded while fighting flared

DONALD Trump has claimed on Truth Social that Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a second ceasefire following talks with the U.S. President. The Southeast Asian nations have been engaged in multiple bloody clashes along their 508-mile shared border since Monday. This week’s unrest, which included the firing of rockets and artillery, has killed at...

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2 w. ago Thai navy release video of missile strike on Cambodian ‘drone control centre’

Aerial footage released by the Thai navy shows what appears to be a missile strike on a Cambodian “drone control centre”, as clashes between the two bordering countries enter their fourth day.

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2 w. ago Iconic cultural sites under threat as half a million flee Thailand

This is the second time in four months that hundreds of thousands of people have had to escape the fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours

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2 w. ago Trump vows to salvage ceasefire he brokered between Thailand and Cambodia as both sides target civilians in cross

The two Southeast Asian nations have each blamed the other for the clashes that started on Monday.

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2 w. ago Aid flow into Gaza falls short of ceasefire terms, analysis of Israeli figures shows

Aid deliveries into Gaza are falling short of the amount agreed upon in the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, according to an Associated Press analysis

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2 w. ago Foreign Office issues urgent Thailand and Cambodia warning as fighting breaks out

British backpackers have been warned that a popular border crossing is off-limits after fighting between Thailand and Cambodia resumed following the failure of a Donald Trump ceasefire deal

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2 w. ago ‘Shockingly high’ number of Gaza children hospitalized with acute malnutrition after ceasefire

A ceasefire was agreed in October, but thousands of children are still being treated for malnutrition in Gaza

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2 w. ago Thailand launches fresh airstrikes on Cambodia threatening Trump

Thousands evacuated from Thai-Cambodia border as Thailand launches airstrikes on military targets

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2 w. ago Thailand launches airstrikes along Cambodia border in latest Donald Trump humiliation

Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia as both sides accused each other of violating a ceasefire signed in October, negotiated by US President Donald Trump

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2 w. ago Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia border as tensions escalate

Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, with both Asian nations accusing each other of firing first as a US-brokered ceasefire appears to collapse

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3 w. ago At least 200 border patrol agents to flood New Orleans in coming weeks, report says

Local businesses have posted signs that prohibit ‘ICE Access’ in their buildings amid reports that federal immigration agents are heading to New Orleans

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3 w. ago ‘I could have been a better captain’: Stokes admits errors as England seek Ashes reset

Contrite leader owns up to mistakes in Perth but hopes to address shortcomings against Australia in the day-nighter The sheer number of Australian voices triumphantly telling England to show some humility this past week has been slightly ironic. The first Test finished as an eight-wicket thumping, done inside 48 hours and worthy of criticism, but it was not without a genuine wobble from the hosts en route.Either way, Ben Stokes looked to do so when his players resumed training at Allan Border Field on Saturday morning before next week’s day-night second Test at the Gabba. Gone was the “shell-shocked” captain seen during the immediate aftermath of going 1-0 down and in his place, having reflected during the past few days, a far more conciliatory figure. Continue reading...

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