Overview

• President Donald Trump held separate calls with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to secure agreement to meet for immediate ceasefire talks.
• Despite a pledge to negotiate, artillery fire and air strikes have continued for a third consecutive day along the 800-km Cambodia–Thailand frontier.
• The clashes have resulted in at least 33 fatalities, dozens of injuries and the evacuation of over 138,000 people in Thailand and more than 35,000 in Cambodia.
• The United States has halted negotiations on new trade deals and warned that 36% reciprocal tariffs will take effect on August 1 if combat does not cease.
• Both governments appealed to the UN Security Council, which convened an emergency session on July 25 to examine mutual accusations of indiscriminate attacks on civilians.