Overview
- Thailand’s caretaker prime minister said he is scheduled to speak with President Trump late Friday, after the U.S. leader vowed for a third day to call both sides to try to restore a faltering truce.
- Officials report at least about 20 deaths and more than 200 wounded as heavy exchanges continue across multiple border provinces.
- More than half a million people have evacuated into shelters in both countries, with curfews and large reception centers set up in Thailand’s northeast.
- Both militaries report use of jets, drones, tanks and BM-21 rockets, with Thailand saying rockets landed near Surin’s Phanom Dong Rak Hospital and Cambodia accusing Thailand of strikes near civilian areas.
- UNESCO urged protection of cultural sites near the front, Cambodia withdrew its athletes from the Southeast Asian Games, and Phnom Penh asked the UN Security Council to press for a halt to attacks.