Thailand and Cambodia still fighting
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that Cambodia’s prime minister and the acting prime minister of Thailand had agreed to meet immediately
Trump said earlier in the weekend that he had spoken with both Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and acting prime minister of Thailand Phumtham Wechayachai in his efforts to restore peace.
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.
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
The clashes, now in their fourth day, have resulted in over 30 deaths and displaced 1.68 lakh people. US President Donald Trump has offered to broker peace, engaging with leaders from both nations
The conflict over the shared border between the two countries grew on Saturday, in the deadliest conflict between them in more than a decade.