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BANGKOK -- Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister’s office said Sunday. This comes following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to end a deadly border dispute, now in its fourth day, which has killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 218,000.
The conflict between Thailand and Cambodia that broke out on Thursday, July 24, 2025 along 12 locations along the border has claimed the lives of 33 people.
A fierce border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand has escalated, resulting in significant casualties and displacement. International concern has grown, prompting intervention from US President Donald Trump,
The tank screeches as it rolls into the ad-hoc military base before four battle-weary soldiers jump out to re-inspect the hefty vehicle.
Tensions have bubbled between the two neighbors for months, flaring on Thursday as Cambodia and Thailand exchanged fire.
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
Thailand warned its border conflict with Cambodia could “escalate into a state of war” as fighting expanded to new areas and both sides exchanged heated rhetoric on a second day of clashes on Friday.
More than 100,000 people have been displaced in the deadliest conflict between the two nations in 14 years. Thailand’s acting prime minister warned on Friday that clashes with Cambodia over a border dispute “could develop into war” as the deadliest fighting between the two countries in years extended into a second day.
The first clash on Thursday morning took place near the ancient Ta Muen Thom temple along the border of Thailand's Surin province and Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province, the AP reported.
While long-standing border disputes explain some of the current violence between Thailand and Cambodia, the conflict’s escalation is primarily driven by Thai elites’ drive to consolidate military
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