January 22, 2026
World
World
TOKYO, Jan 22 — Japan has halted the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant just hours after it began, though the reactor remains “stable,” the operator said.
WASHINGTON, July 28 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that State Department officials have been deployed to Malaysia to support peace talks between Cambodia and Thailand, set to begin Monday in an effort to reach a ceasefire.
Rubio, along with President Donald Trump, has been actively engaging with both nations' leaders and is closely monitoring developments, according to a State Department statement released late Sunday in the US and early Monday in Asia.
“We want this conflict to end as soon as possible,” Rubio said. “State Department officials are on the ground in Malaysia to assist these peace efforts.”
Why It Matters
Leaders from Thailand and Cambodia are scheduled to meet in Malaysia on Monday for mediation talks aimed at resolving their escalating border conflict. Both sides have traded accusations of renewed artillery attacks across disputed territory.
Tensions have soared since a Cambodian soldier was killed in a border clash in late May, triggering a diplomatic crisis and straining Thailand’s already fragile coalition government.
Hostilities reignited last Thursday and have since escalated into the most intense fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbors in over a decade. The death toll has surpassed 30, including 13 civilians in Thailand and eight in Cambodia. Authorities have evacuated more than 200,000 people from the border region.
President Trump said Sunday that both nations appeared willing to resolve the conflict, especially after he warned their leaders that the US would withhold trade agreements unless the fighting ceased. — Reuters
