Trump Says Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Cease-Fire
Thailand’s prime minister said he had talked with the U.S. president, urging him to pressure Cambodia to resolve a deadly border clash, after a previous truce broke down.
War and Armed Conflicts
Ahead of Trump Call, Fighting Between Thailand and Cambodia Intensifies
The widening scope of the conflict between the two neighbors presents a challenge to President Trump’s tariff diplomacy, which he has brandished as a peacemaking tool.
M23 Rebels Seize Uvira in Eastern Congo
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A Controversial Nobel Peace Prize
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Khmer Rouge-Era Land Mines Have a Big Role in Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
Thailand says ordnance replanted by Cambodia has injured or maimed more than a dozen of its soldiers. Cambodia rejects the accusation.
ISIS Detention Camps Pose a Dangerous Problem for Syria’s Leaders
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Thailand and Cambodia’s Renewed Border Conflict Forces Evacuations
Thais sought refuge at an evacuation center as deadly clashes with Cambodia reignited tensions near their shared border. Cambodian families near the border left in a caravan of tractors and motorcycles.
Hundreds of Thousands of Thais and Cambodians Flee
People escaped from a deadly border conflict, the authorities said, with some sheltering at a racetrack in Thailand and others near temples in Cambodia.