Overview
- The neighbors signed a new truce on Saturday to stop weeks of border clashes, pledging to freeze troop positions and allow civilians to return to frontline areas.
- Thai officials set a 72-hour observation period and said 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July will be repatriated once initial compliance is verified.
- Thailand’s defense minister called the pact a conditional test of Cambodia’s sincerity and said Bangkok retains the right to self-defense if violations occur.
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi convened Thai and Cambodian counterparts in Yunnan for two days of talks, and Beijing sent an initial batch of food, tents and blankets for displaced civilians.
- President Donald Trump congratulated both leaders and claimed U.S. help, repeating his assertion that he has stopped eight wars, a tally outlets and experts describe as exaggerated or unclear in this case.