BANGKOK, Dec 13 — US President Donald Trump said Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire to end deadly clashes along their disputed border, which have killed at least 20 people and displaced about half a million this week.
BANGKOK, Dec 13 — US President Donald Trump said Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire to end deadly clashes along their disputed border, which have killed at least 20 people and displaced about half a million this week.
Trump said he held talks with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, and that both sides agreed to halt all shooting from Friday evening and return to a peace accord reached in July with the help of Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anutin confirmed the call went well and said Cambodia had agreed to comply with the ceasefire, stressing that any violations must be addressed by the party responsible.GAZA CITY, Dec 13 — At least 13 people, including three children, have died in Gaza after a winter storm battered the territory, flooding tents and temporary shelters, the civil defence agency said.
Storm Byron’s heavy rains have worsened conditions for thousands displaced by years of conflict. Two children died in Gaza City and one in Khan Yunis due to cold exposure, while six people were killed when a house collapsed and four more died in separate building collapses.
Many residents, living in tents or makeshift shelters, lack dry clothing or blankets, with children sleeping in wet bedding. The UN warned that poor drainage and winter conditions could trigger a rise in respiratory infections. — AFP
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