In US ally Thailand, feelings of betrayal after Trump’s visa freeze
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![Soldiers stand guard near a bunker at Hill 350, a site of clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in December 2025, in Surin province, Thailand. [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1769104599.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A soldier walks next to Prasat Ta Khwai, a site of clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in December 2025, in Surin province, Thailand. [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1769027178.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Recovery workers watch as a carriage of a train that crashed when a construction crane collapsed is lifted off the tracks in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province on Jan. 14, 2026. A crane at a China-backed high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on January 14 and caused it to derail, killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more, authorities said. [Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1768410709.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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At least 28 people killed as crane falls on train in northeast Thailand
The train, travelling from Bangkok to northeast Thailand, derails when a construction crane falls on it.
US to support Cambodian-Thai ceasefire with $45m aid pledge
The aid is earmarked to help support both countries in border stabilisation efforts.
Thai army says Cambodia claims new border strike was accident amid truce
Thai military says Cambodia is blaming “operational error” as solider wounded in mortar strike in disputed border area.
Fireworks explode during the New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]
Fireworks burst over the Sydney Harbour Bridge as New Year's celebrations begin in Sydney [Rick Rycroft/AP Photo]
Fireworks detonate around Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during New Year's Eve celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo]
People ride a chair carousel in Red Square on New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia [Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo]
Fireworks explode during the New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand [Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters]
People hold sparklers next to a Christmas tree during a New Year's Eve celebration before a curfew during Russia's war on Ukraine, in Kyiv [Gleb Garanich/Reuters]
Pope Leo XIV leaves after a moment of prayer in front of the nativity scene that adorns St Peter's Square at the Vatican [Andrew Medichini/AP Photo]
People gather to celebrate the new year at the Zojoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan [Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo]
Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora, hosts of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026, appear at the Times Square ball during New Year’s Eve celebrations in New York City [Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo]
People attend the New Year countdown event to celebrate the start of 2026 in the central district of Hong Kong [Chan Long Hei/AP Photo]
Revellers are showered by confetti as they celebrate the start of 2026 during the New Year countdown event held at a shopping mall in Beijing, China [Andy Wong/AP Photo]
A girl reacts after offering prayers during a New Year worship service at Centenary Methodist Church in Hyderabad, India [Mahesh Kumar A/AP Photo]
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Thai forces blockade Cambodian village with shipping containers
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Thailand releases Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds
Thailand has released 18 Cambodian soldiers it had detained since July, after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire.
Published On 31 Dec 2025
Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds
Thailand hands over 18 soldiers after 155 days of captivity as truce agreed over the weekend continues to hold.
Thailand delays release of Cambodian troops over alleged truce breaches
While the ceasefire has held since Saturday, Thailand says Cambodia violated deal with drone flights over the border.
Thailand, Cambodia agree to build on ceasefire in talks in China’s Yunnan
Countries meet for a second day of negotiations after a truce agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fighting.
