At least 291 pounds of cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana, and methamphetamine were seized at Customs and Border checkpoints during a single week, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.
Narcotics were intercepted at multiple points of entry, starting with 18.56 pounds of powdered fentanyl and 63.8 pounds of methamphetamine at Ysleta on January 16th. This was followed by 29.18 pounds of cocaine at Paso Del Norte on January 18th.
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January 20th saw two hauls of drugs, beginning with nine packets of cocaine totaling 23.36 pounds at Marcelino Serna. They were found hidden in a propane tank in a vehicle driven by a Mexican national. Back at Ysleta later the same day, 100.95 pounds of cannabis were found in the trunk of a car.
Finally, 55.55 pounds of methamphetamine were found at Columbus on January 23rd. Similarly to the cocaine found at Marcelino Serna, it was hidden in the tank of a car driven by a Mexican.
Drug deaths in the U.S. set a new record in 2022, coming in at around 110,000. In 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) seized enough fentanyl alone to kill every American citizen. Drug death estimates for the year are yet to be released.
Donald Trump believes the drug crisis is driven by the border crisis, which is “poisoning the blood” of the country.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Chinese naval hospital ship, the CNS Silk Road Ark, arrived in the Caribbean as part of Mission Harmony 2025, ostensibly a global medical mission.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, the Jamaican government, and the U.S. military.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The ship arrived in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on December 4, following stops in Nicaragua and the South Pacific.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This is… the first time that a Chinese naval hospital ship has docked at multiple ports within the same country to provide medical services since the launch of the Chinese [People’s Liberation Army] Navy’s ‘Harmony Mission’ series of tasks.” – Chinese Defense Ministry
🎯IMPACT: The mission highlights China’s growing influence in the Caribbean as the U.S. also strengthens its military posture in the region.
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The Chinese naval hospital ship CNS Silk Road Ark arrived this week in Montego Bay, Jamaica, as part of its 220-day global medical outreach, “Mission Harmony 2025.” The 12-day stop follows damage sustained by the island from Hurricane Melissa in late October. “This is… the first time that a Chinese naval hospital ship has docked at multiple ports within the same country to provide medical services since the launch of the Chinese [People’s Liberation Army] Navy’s ‘Harmony Mission’ series of tasks, and also represents the longest duration of medical services delivered within a single nation,” the Chinese Defense Ministry said.
The Silk Road Ark is on a broader mission, ostensibly delivering humanitarian medical services across Latin America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific, with planned stops including Mexico, Barbados, Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Papua New Guinea—with extending Chinese influence in the region likely its primary goal, rather than humanitarianism.
Beijing’s expanding naval activity lends geopolitical weight to this mission. Recent reporting indicates that the country has deployed more than 100 naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, the largest such mobilization on record, spanning from the Yellow Sea through the East China Sea into the contested South China Sea and the western Pacific. Analysts describe this surge as part of a broader push by the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to enhance its global reach.
In parallel, China’s shipbuilding capacity has surged dramatically. A recent study by the Office of Naval Intelligence found that Chinese shipyards could produce over 23 million tons of military vessels, more than 200 times the capacity of U.S. yards. This industrial base underpins the PLAN’s rapid expansion and enables Beijing to simultaneously engage in humanitarian “soft power” missions and hard power deployments.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A major 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Japan.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.), Japan Meteorological Agency.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Monday at 11:15 PM. Japan time, approximately 45 miles northeast of Misawa, Japan.
🎯IMPACT: Tsunami warnings issued for parts of Japan’s northeastern coast; potential aftershocks could follow.
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A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck the North Pacific Ocean near Japan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.). The quake occurred at 11:15 PM local time, with its epicenter located about 45 miles northeast of Misawa, Japan.
Following the tremor, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami alerts for sections of the country’s northeastern shoreline. Experts are continuing to analyze seismic readings, and the initial magnitude may be updated as more data becomes available.
U.S.G.S. maps indicate that the region experienced shaking at an intensity level of three or higher, categorized as “weak.” It is possible that the earthquake was felt beyond the mapped zones, and additional seismic activity is anticipated.
Aftershocks, smaller quakes that follow a major seismic event, may occur over the span of days, weeks, or even years. These subsequent tremors reflect ongoing adjustments along the fault responsible for the initial slip.
As of Monday, December 8, at 11:33 PM Japan time, updated shaking information was still being compiled, and more details about future aftershocks, including their strength and locations, are expected to be released.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Commerce plans to allow the export of Nvidia GPUs that are 18 months behind the most advanced versions to China.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Department of Commerce, Nvidia, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: December 8, 2025, in the United States.
💬KEY QUOTE: “China has many advantages in the AIrace and the disparity in computing resources stands out as almost certainly the largest single advantage that the United States enjoys over China. Two senior executives in key Chinese AI firms have explicitly stated that lack of access to advanced AI chips is the most significant challenge that they face.” – Greg Allen, Center for Strategic and International Studies
🎯IMPACT: The decision could open up a significant market for Nvidia, but potentially undermines U.S. leadership in the tech sector over the longer term.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce plans to permit exports of Nvidia’s H200 GPUs to China soon. These processors lag about 18 months behind the company’s cutting-edge models, in a move intended to strike a balance between parties that want to ban all sales of high-end artifical intelligence (AI) chips to the communist state and those concerned that overly stringent controls would merely cede the market to domestic Chinese rivals.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick supports hopes the deal will substantially increase Nvidia’s earnings by tapping into China’s massive customer base. The goal is to keep American technology as the worldwide benchmark while easing Beijing’s objections to being stuck with too-weak alternative chips, such as Nvidia’s H20.
Previously, the U.S. implemented tough export controls to hinder China’s AI development. Yet certain White House officials argue that the measures have fallen short, given ongoing advances by firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba.
In testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, Greg Allen of the Center for Strategic and International Studies stressed the vital role of export controls in preserving U.S. superiority in AI. He warned that without them, China could potentially build the first million-chip AI cluster. “China has many advantages in the AI race and the disparity in computing resources stands out as almost certainly the largest single advantage that the United States enjoys over China. Two senior executives in key Chinese AI firms have explicitly stated that lack of access to advanced AI chips is the most significant challenge that they face,” he stressed.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for not acting on a proposed peace deal to end the Ukraine-Russia war.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Trump envoys including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Statements made Sunday evening at the Kennedy Center and during ongoing negotiations in Miami, Florida, and Moscow, Russia.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn’t yet read the proposal. That was as of a few hours ago.” – President Donald J. Trump
🎯IMPACT: Peace negotiations remain stalled as territorial disputes and nuclear plant issues hinder progress.
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President Donald J. Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, saying he was surprised and “a little bit disappointed” that Zelensky had not yet reviewed the Trump administration’s proposal to end the war with Russia. Speaking to reporters at the Kennedy Center, Trump said Russia appeared “fine with” the plan, while questioning why Kiev had not responded.
“I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn’t yet read the proposal. That was as of a few hours ago,” President Trump said.
Zelensky, addressing reporters after meeting Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, described the talks as “not easy” and said that Ukraine continued to seek “a dignified peace.” He insisted that any settlement ultimately depended on Russia and on the “collective pressure” applied by the United States, Europe, and other partners. Zelensky is traveling this week to London, Brussels, and Rome for meetings with European leaders as Western governments debate how aggressively to pursue a U.S.-led peace initiative.
Moscow, meanwhile, signaled that it expects substantial adjustments to Washington’s plan. Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said Russia believes “radical changes” are necessary and pointed to unresolved “territorial problems,” though he did not specify what revisions the Kremlin wanted.
Two issues remain central obstacles: the status of the Donbas region and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant—the largest such plant in all of Europe. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, suggested negotiators were closing in on a framework. “If we get those two issues settled, I think the rest of the things will work out fairly well. We’re almost there,” he said. The Trump administration has circulated a 28-point peace outline, and U.S. and Ukrainian officials recently held three days of talks in Miami, Florida, though no breakthrough was announced.
As peace discussions continue, Ukraine is grappling with internal turmoil. A sweeping criminal investigation into alleged corruption inside the nuclear energy sector has triggered what local media have described as a $100-million scandal. Prosecutors say contractors working with the state-run Energoatom were pressured to pay kickbacks to secure agreements. One businessman linked in local reporting to Zelensky, Timur Mindich, reportedly fled Ukraine for Israel shortly before police raids on his properties.
Meanwhile, tensions have emerged among Western allies. According to recent reporting, the Pentagon has paused routine communication with Germany’s Defense Ministry amid disagreements over Washington’s diplomatic push for peace, even as European leaders engage Zelensky in parallel consultations on Ukraine’s negotiating position.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump is announcing a $12 billion aid package for American farmers.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and American farmers.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement takes place on Monday during a roundtable event at the White House.
💬KEY QUOTE: “China is on track to keep every part of the deal.” – Scott Bessent
🎯IMPACT: The aid package aims to provide relief to American farmers amid trade tensions with China.
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President Donald J. Trump is set to unveil a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers on Monday. The announcement takes place during a White House roundtable attended by the President, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and a group of farmers.
The package consists of up to $11 billion in direct one-time payments through a new program run by the Department of Agriculture. The initiative comes as U.S.-China trade ties show signs of recovery. China placed its biggest order for American soybeans in two years in November. Although Beijing has not yet reached its pledged purchase of 12 million tons, Treasury Secretary Bessent remained positive, saying, “China is on track to keep every part of the deal,” in remarks last week.
China’s stepped-up buying of U.S. farm products follows a stretch in which it relied more heavily on Argentina for soybeans. In October, the U.S. Treasury Department unveiled a $20 billion currency swap deal with Argentina, whose president, Javier Milei, is an ally of Trump. However, some U.S. farmers criticized the arrangement, viewing it as support for a competitor while their own promised assistance from Washington remained delayed.
Reports suggest that the Treasury ultimately made a profit on the currency swaps.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck near the Alaska-Yukon border early Saturday morning, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Residents in Alaska and Yukon, including communities like Haines Junction and Yakutat.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The earthquake occurred at 1:41 AM local time, approximately 230 miles northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles west of Whitehorse, Yukon.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It definitely was felt. There are a lot of people on social media, people felt it.” – Sergeant Calista MacLeod of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
🎯IMPACT: No structural damage or injuries have been reported, though the event caused minor disruptions and rattled residents.
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A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit a remote region near the Alaska-Yukon border early on Saturday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the epicenter was roughly 230 miles northwest of Juneau, Alaska, and 155 miles west of Whitehorse, Yukon. The quake struck at a depth of around six miles and was followed by multiple smaller aftershocks.
Sergeant Calista MacLeod of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Whitehorse said the local detachment received two 911 calls about the event. “It definitely was felt. There are a lot of people on social media, people felt it,” MacLeod stated.
The closest Canadian community, Haines Junction, is located approximately 80 miles from the epicenter and has a population of just over 1,000. Yakutat, Alaska, located approximately 56 miles away, has a population of 662 residents. People in nearby places such as Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay felt the shaking but reported no major issues.
Whitehorse resident Shannon Ryan recalled feeling the earthquake at her home, telling journalists,: “I stopped mid-conversation when things started to shake in the house and we thought, ‘Do we need to leave, run outside? What do we do?’ It lasted a long time. Nothing fell, but glasses were rattling.”
The area has a history of strong earthquakes, including events in 1899, 1979, 2002, and 2017.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson announced plans to buy real estate in Qatar while speaking at the Doha Forum.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED:Tucker Carlson, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and Doha Forum attendees.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Sunday at the Doha Forum in Qatar.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I am, however, tomorrow buying a place in Qatar.” – Tucker Carlson
🎯IMPACT: Carlson’s comments draw attention to his relationship with Qatar and sparked discussion on U.S. perceptions of the Islamic emirate.
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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson revealed plans to buy property in Qatar while speaking at the Doha Forum on Sunday. During his interview with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Carlson responded to claims that he and his company, the Tucker Carlson Network, had accepted funding from Qatari sources. “I have been criticized as being a tool of Qatar, and I just want to say, which you already know, which is I have never taken anything from your country and don’t plan to,” Carlson said. He then added, “I am, however, tomorrow buying a place in Qatar.”
Carlson went on to explain, “I like the city, I think it’s beautiful, but also to make a statement that I’m an American and a free man and I’ll be wherever I want to be.”
The Doha event included a disparate group of participants alongside Carlson, including former First Lady and failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Microsoft founder and vaccine fanatic Bill Gates.
In the conversation with Al Thani, Carlson raised the fact that figures such as Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) believe Qatar is a “terror state” with close ties to Hamas. Al Thani, a member of Qatar’s ruling royal family, pushed back, arguing that the United States and Israel had asked Qatar more than ten years ago to maintain contact with Hamas, and that these channels had played a role in bringing the Gaza war to an end.
Al Thani also stressed that Qatar, one of the richest countries in the world on a per capita basis, would not be helping to rebuild Gaza, suggesting that Israel should foot the bill and saying, “We are not the ones who are going to write the check to rebuild what others destroyed.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump criticized Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) following her comments on 60 Minutes and her decision to resign from Congress.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Rep. Greene, and Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Greene’s resignation is expected in January, following her recent televised interview.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The only reason Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States.” – Donald Trump
🎯IMPACT: The remarks underscore growing tensions between Trump and Greene, whose resignation could jeopardize the GOP’s slim majority in the House of Representatives.
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President Donald J. Trump sharply criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) following her 60 Minutesinterview this past weekend and her announcement that she would resign from Congress. Greene is set to leave her seat in January amid multiple clashes with Trump, citing disputes over the Jeffrey Epstein files and Israel. During the interview, Greene criticized Trump’s foreign policy and meetings with figures such as New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and said she was “America First,” not “MAGA,” as “MAGA is President Trump’s phrase. That’s his political policies.”
“The only reason Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of the United States (Certainly not the first time she has been jilted!),” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Too much work, not enough time, and her ideas are, NOW, really BAD – She sort of reminds me of a Rotten Apple! Marjorie is not AMERICA FIRST or MAGA, because nobody could have changed her views so fast, and her new views are those of a very dumb person.”
Trump also attacked 60 Minutes and its correspondent Lesley Stahl, declaring, “[W]ashed up, Trump hating, 60 Minutes ‘correspondent,’ Lesley Stahl, who still owes me an apology from when she attacked me on the show (with serious conviction!), that Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP FROM HELL was produced by Russia, not Hunter himself (TOTALLY PROVEN WRONG!), interviewed a very poorly prepared Traitor, who in her confusion made many really stupid statements.”
He went on to question the program’s choice to air the interview, stating, “My real problem with the show, however, wasn’t the low IQ traitor, it was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow a show like this to air. THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP, who just paid me millions of Dollars for FAKE REPORTING about your favorite President, ME! Since they bought it, 60 Minutes has actually gotten WORSE! Oh well, far worse things can happen.”
Rep. Greene has previously complained that Trump calling her a “traitor,” arguing that it may “radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.” Notably, Greene’s resignation from Congress endangers the GOP’s slim majority in the House of Representatives—and, by extension, the President’s policy agenda, which must already contend with a Democrat blocking minority in the Senate.
Trump ended his post about the interview by demanding an apology from Stahl and 60 Minutes for its role in the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, writing, “P.S. I hereby demand a complete and total APOLOGY, though far too late to be meaningful, from Lesley Stahl and 60 Minutes for her incorrect and Libelous statements about Hunter’s Laptop!!! President DJT.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: UK Police are assessing allegations that Britain’s Reform Party overspent on Nigel Farage’s 2024 general election campaign in the Clacton constituency (electoral district), per election spending laws.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, the Reform Party, expelled former Reform Party councillor Richard Everett, and Essex Police.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The allegations pertain to the 2024 general election campaign in Clacton, Essex.
💬KEY QUOTE: “These inaccurate claims come from a disgruntled former councillor. The party denies breaking electoral law. We look forward to clearing our name.” – Reform Party statement
🎯IMPACT: The allegations have prompted calls for investigation by both the governing Labour Party and the formerly governing Conservative Party.
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UK police have confirmed they are assessing allegations that Nigel Farage‘s Reform Party overspent on the Brexit leader’s general election campaign in the Clacton constituency (electoral district) last year.
Richard Everett, a former Reform councillor and member of the party’s campaign team, reportedly submitted documents to London’s Metropolitan Police, alleging that the party had exceeded the £20,660 (~$27,500) spending limit. Notably, Everett was expelled from Reform for alleged sexually inappropriate behaviour at a party office in Clacton, with the party dismissing him as a “disgruntled former councillor” with an axe to grind.
In a statement released on Monday, Essex Police said: “We are assessing a report relating to alleged misreported expenditure by a political party in connection with the 2024 general election, following a referral to us by the Met Police.”
The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam, a former senior advisor to Farage, has described the investigation as lawfare, predicting, “They’re going to try to do with Nigel Farage what they did with Marine Le Pen.”
I said it a while back. They’re going to try to do with Nigel Farage what they did with Marine Le Pen.
Allege some ludicrous breach of arcane EU rules a decade ago, and have some activist lefty judge try to ban him from office.
Le Pen, leader of France’s populist National Rally (RN) party, has been banned from running for office due to a technical breach of European Union (EU) spending rules while she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), which involved using parliamentary funding for party work.
Even Le Pen’s critics, such as liberal journalist Michael Crick, have conceded that the prosecution appeared at best selective, observing, “[Hundreds] of MEPs [and] ex-MEPs across the EU will be thinking of Le Pen verdict tonight: ‘There but the grace of God…’ Any half-decent political journalist knows parties across the EU, including UK, have been misu[s]ing [European Parliament] money for decades for domestic party purposes.”
Everett alleges that Reform failed to declare spending on campaign materials, utility bills, and office refurbishment during Farage’s 2024 campaign.
A spokesman for Reform has dismissed the allegations, stating: “These inaccurate claims come from a disgruntled former councillor. The party denies breaking electoral law. We look forward to clearing our name.”
Similar efforts to eliminate President Donald J. Trump, a longtime ally of Farage, from the U.S. presidential race in 2024, by claiming he was ineligible to stand as an “insurrectionist” or by imprisoning him, ended in abject failure, with the America First leader winning every swing state in a landslide victory.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Thailand launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia following accusations by both nations of violating a ceasefire.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The governments and militaries of Thailand and Cambodia, and U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Clashes began Sunday near the border provinces of Si Sa Ket in Thailand and Preah Vihear in Cambodia.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Cambodia urges that Thailand immediately stop all hostile activities that threaten peace and stability in the region.” – Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesman Maly Socheata.
🎯IMPACT: At least five people were killed, tens of thousands displaced, and escalating violence threatens broader regional stability.
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Thailand carried out airstrikes along its contested border with Cambodia, as the two countries blame each other for violating a ceasefire arranged by U.S. President Donald Trump. The recent fighting has killed at least one Thai soldier and four Cambodian civilians, while displacing tens of thousands of people from the border regions. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, “Thailand has never wished for violence. I’d like to reiterate that Thailand has never initiated a fight or an invasion, but will never tolerate a violation of its sovereignty.”
The previous ceasefire was signed about six weeks ago at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, with facilitation from Trump and Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim. It was initially welcomed by the prime ministers of both Cambodia and Thailand, but relations soon deteriorated. Last month, Thai soldiers suffered injuries from landmines, leading Bangkok to pause the agreement’s implementation without a set end date.
Thai military spokesman Major General Winthai Suvaree has said Cambodian forces opened fire first, resulting in one Thai soldier’s death and injuries to eight more. Thailand then conducted airstrikes on Cambodian military sites, as well as a casino, which they say was being used as a storage site for heavy weapons. In response, Cambodian Defense Ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata insisted that Thailand started the attack and that Cambodian troops held their fire during the opening exchange.
The longstanding border conflict traces back to a 1907 map created during Cambodia’s time as a French colony and a 1962 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that granted Cambodia sovereignty over the Preah Vihear temple area.
The renewed clashes have raised alarms for regional security, prompting International SOS to recommend avoiding travel within 30 miles of the border.
NEW – Thai F-16 fighter jets targeted a casino reportedly used as a military base and heavy weapons storage by Cambodia. The strike comes amid ongoing clashes along the Thailand–Cambodian border pic.twitter.com/at3MN4kgjX
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