Thailand's navy has joined its army in fighting Cambodian forces on a new front in a disputed border region, as the death toll from the escalating ar

Fighting on the Thai-Cambodian border extended into a third day and new flashpoints emerged on Saturday as both sides said they had acted in self-defence in the border dispute and called on the other to cease fighting and start negotiations.

BANGKOK -- Armed clashes have broken out between Thailand and Cambodia in long-disputed border areas, rapidly escalating months-long tensions.

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.

"The U.S. already flunked the test and that should be a wakeup call," a former senior U.S. State Department official told Newsweek.

On Thursday, violence broke out on the border between Thailand and Cambodia as long-simmering tensions between the two nations imploded.

A personal feud between two of Southeast Asia’s political titans is inflaming the worst violence on the Thailand-Cambodia border in more than a decade.

SISAKET, Thailand/WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to meet immediately to quickly work out a ceasefire, as he sought to broker peace after three days of fighting along their border.

June, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was then-prime minister of Thailand, made a call to Cambodia’s de facto leader, Hun Sen, to address a recent escalation along the border between the two countries that had left a Cambodian soldier dead.

The International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that Preah Vihear belonged to Cambodia. Thailand never recognized the court's jurisdiction and prefers a bilateral approach. Tension escalated in 2008 after Cambodia attempted to list it as a UNESCO World ...

A war-like situation has erupted between Thailand and Cambodia, with military strikes targeting key locations and resulting in at least 12 deaths, dozens wounded, and mass evacuations. At the heart of this violent escalation lies the 900-year-old Preah Vihear Temple,