Thailand and Cambodia reach ceasefire

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes. The truce - signed by the two countries' defence ministers - will come into effect in half an hour's time.

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Joining Julian Worricker to discuss this and more are Celia Szusterman, a Latin America specialist, and Michael Carlson, a British-American writer and broadcaster based in the UK.

(Photo: Displaced people queue for food at a temporary shelter amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Buriram province, Thailand, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha)