Tag: Asia Pacific
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Analysts: Terrain and Tactics Could Shape Thai-Cambodian Clash
While Thailand possesses superior military power, Cambodia’s defensive position and knowledge of the terrain could influence the outcome if border fighting intensifies, according to regional defense experts. Carl Schuster, a former director at the U.S.…
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U.S. and China Support Rival Sides in Thai-Cambodian Conflict
The Thai-Cambodian border clashes have highlighted contrasting foreign alignments in Southeast Asia, with Thailand maintaining close military ties to the United States while Cambodia deepens its partnership with China. Thailand has been a U.S. treaty…
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Trump Announces Ceasefire Talks as Thai-Cambodian Border Fighting Escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to meet to negotiate a ceasefire, amid escalating clashes along their disputed border that have already caused dozens of casualties…
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Colonial-Era Border Lines at Center of Renewed Thai-Cambodian Violence
The deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia this week stem from a long-running territorial dispute dating back more than a century to the colonial period, when France first mapped the border between the two…
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Trump Announces Trade Deal with Japan, Lowers Tariff to 15%
President Trump on Tuesday unveiled a new trade framework with Japan, introducing a 15% tariff on Japanese imports and declaring the agreement a landmark achievement. “This Deal will create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs —…
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Bangladesh Air Force Training Jet Crashes into Dhaka School, Killing Pilot and Dozens
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood on Monday afternoon, killing many people, according to the Associated Press. The pilot is among the…
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