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Thailand-Cambodia border dispute: 130,000 Thai civilians evacuated amid second day of clashes
Thailand PM warns cross-border clashes ‘could develop into war’ as fighting spreads to 12 locations
Thailand has evacuated more than 130,000 people along the Cambodian border, it said on Friday, as the country’s leader warned cross-border clashes could develop into war.
Clashes that began on Thursday resumed early on Friday, the Thai military reported, as the two countries fought in their bloodiest military clashes in over a decade.
Fighting had taken place in 12 locations along the disputed border, a Thai military official – an expansion of the conflict that erupted a day earlier.
“This present incident of aggression is escalating and could develop to the stage of war,” Thailand’s acting prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai told reporters in Bangkok. “However, right now we are still at altercation level, battling with heavy weapons. What we have done so far are to protect our land and sovereignty of our nation.”
‘Fantastic progress’ in trade deal talks with US – India minister
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Australian politician Gareth Ward found guilty of rape
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Trump takes time out to open Scottish golf course
His private visit is exceptional as US presidents rarely promote their personal interests so publicly while in office.
Albanese says Israel’s killing of civilians in Gaza ‘cannot be defended or ignored’ in strongest condemnation yet
The prime minister did not, however, follow French president Emmanuel Macron’s lead with a commitment to recognise a Palestinian state
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Anthony Albanese has condemned Israel for “the killing of civilians, including children” seeking aid, but stopped short of saying Australia would recognise a Palestinian state, as France has committed to doing.
In the Australian government’s strongest condemnation of Israel yet, the prime minister said the killings and denial of aid “cannot be defended or ignored”.
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Could Israel be planning a second war on Iran?
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Iran reaffirms right to enrich uranium ahead of key talks in Turkiye
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