Thailand warned its conflict with neighboring Cambodia could “potentially develop into a war” as troops used rockets and artillery to shell targets along their contested border for a second

The latest flare-up started on Thursday, with intense fighting spreading across multiple border areas. Early Saturday, Thailand’s navy joined the army in repelling what it described as incursions by Cambodian troops at three points in eastern Trat province.

Royal Thai Army soldiers are seen on armored vehicles on a road in Chachoengsao province on July 24, 2025. Thailand reportedly launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on the day, and Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbors. Photo: VCG

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Cambodia’s prime minister and the acting prime minister of Thailand had agreed to meet immediately and quickly work out a ceasefire as he sought to end the conflict between the two Southeast Asian neighbors,

BEIJING: China has officially denied recent allegations that it has supplied any military weapons or support to the Cambodian Armed Forces amid the current Thai–Cambodian border conflict.

Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia's leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down.

I am calling the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand, right now, to likewise request a Ceasefire, and END to the War, which is currently raging,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday The US is currently engaged in trade negotiations with both nations,