Thailand and Cambodia have started removing heavy weapons from their shared border and clearing landmines after both countries signed a new peace agreement. The deal follows deadly clashes in July that left several soldiers dead and caused fear among nearby villagers. It was the worst border fighting between the two neighbors in many years. The [...]
Thailand and Cambodia are planning to sign a ceasefire during the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur from October 26 to 28. This deal hopes to stop the deadly border clashes that began in July, which have killed at least 48 people and forced many thousands to leave their homes. The fighting started because of unclear [...]
Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions have worsened following deadly clashes along their common border. Both accuse the other. Afghanistan's Taliban claim to have killed 58 Pakistani troops and seized some border outposts. Pakistan reports that 23 of its troops were killed, but also claims to have killed more than 200 Afghan combatants and blown up several Taliban camps. [...]
Syria and Israel held their first publicly confirmed direct talks, helped by the U.S., after the fall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in December. The goal was to reduce tensions and possibly restore a 1974 ceasefire agreement that had created a buffer zone between the two countries. Syria’s new interim government, led by President Ahmed [...]
Thailand and Cambodia fought fierce border battles from 24–29 July 2025 over disputed territory and temples. After five days of clashes that killed at least 35–38 people and displaced over 300,000 civilians, leaders met in Malaysia’s Putrajaya (with U.S. and Chinese participation) and agreed on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to begin at midnight on 28 July. [...]
Pakistan has called the presence of militant groups in Afghanistan a major challenge and a key barrier to improving ties between the two countries. Relations worsened in 2023 after Pakistan began cracking down on undocumented migrants, many of whom were Afghans, over security concerns. Pakistan says militants like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) use Afghan territory [...]
Thousands of people in Bangkok protested against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. In the call, she called Hun Sen “uncle” and criticized a Thai military commander. Many Thais saw this as unprofessional and a threat to national pride. Though Paetongtarn apologized, she defended it as [...]
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is under pressure to resign after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s former leader, Hun Sen. In the call, she appeared to criticize Thailand’s military over a border clash that killed a Cambodian soldier. The call sparked public anger and political turmoil, as a major party withdrew from her ruling [...]