7 d. ago Thailand’s PM says no ceasefire with Cambodia yet after Trump call

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed on Friday that there was no ceasefire yet with Cambodia and said he had spoken by telephone with US President Donald Trump and told him Bangkok was not the aggressor in the conflict with its neighbour. Anutin said Trump told him he wanted the two countries to return to a ceasefire first agreed on in July. He added that the US president had not indicated that trade tariffs would be used as part of his efforts to end the fighting. Anutin’s remarks...

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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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7 d. ago Cambodia suspends all border crossings with Thailand amid more deadly clashes

Cambodia suspended all of its border crossings with Thailand on Saturday, as the two countries remained locked in a deadly military conflict. “The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to fully suspend all entry and exit movements at all Cambodia-Thailand border crossings, effective immediately and until further notice,” Cambodia’s interior ministry said in a statement. A spokesman justified the move with the protection of the country. Fighting between the two nations along their shared...

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