Trump Intervenes as Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict Intensifies Despite Previous Ceasefire Efforts

Dec 10, 2025 12:23 pm CST

President Trump has announced plans to personally intervene in the escalating Thailand-Cambodia border conflict that has entered its third day of fighting, despite his previous successful ceasefire brokering in July. Both nations report military and civilian casualties as Thailand aims to diminish Cambodia's military capabilities while Cambodia claims to be taking defensive actions only. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been evacuated from border regions as diplomatic tensions rise between the Southeast Asian neighbors.