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The Guardian
5 days ago
- The Guardian
Thailand-Cambodia border clashes live: Bangkok accuses Phnom Penh of targeting civilian areas as death toll rises to 16
Update: Date: 2025-07-25T05:08:55.000Z Title: Opening summary Content: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the clashes along the border of Thailand and Cambodia. The escalation of military exchanges between Thailand and Cambodia could move towards war, acting Thai prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai told reporters on Friday, as the death toll in the conflict rose to 16. At present the clashes have involved heavy weapons, he said. Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire again on Friday morning as their worst fighting in more than a decade stretched for a second day. Thai authorities said 15 people had so far been killed, including 14 civilians, while a Cambodian official said one civilian had been killed although the Cambodian government has yet to give any official update on casualties. Thailand's military meanwhile accused Cambodia of using of long-range weapons to 'target civilian areas' and of committing 'barbaric acts' that 'have senselessly claimed the lives and inflicted injuries upon numerous innocent civilians'. Phnom Penh's landmine authority accused Thailand of using cluster munitions calling it a 'serious violation of humanitarian norms'. We'll bring you more on that soonest. In other developments: The UN security council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday over the deadly border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, diplomatic sources told AFP. The meeting, requested by Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet, would be held behind closed doors at 3pm (1900 GMT), the sources said. Britain's foreign ministry advised against all but essential travel to parts of Cambodia and Thailand, both popular destinations for foreign tourists, after the fighting. Fighting was focused on six locations, the Thai army said on Thursday. Six Thai air force jets were deployed, hitting two 'Cambodian military targets on the ground', according to Thai military deputy spokesperson Ritcha Suksuwanon. Cambodia has not yet commented on casualties on its side. Defence ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata refused to answer when asked about the issue at a news conference. Both sides blame the other for starting the fighting, which erupted near two temples on the border after weeks of tensions. On Wednesday, Thailand had expelled the Cambodian ambassador and recalled its own envoy after five members of a Thai military patrol were wounded by a landmine. Cambodia downgraded ties to 'the lowest level' on Thursday, pulling out all but one of its diplomats and expelling their Thai equivalents from Phnom Penh.
Daily Mirror
10-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Top Ukrainian spy chief shot dead by 'enemy saboteur' wielding silenced pistol
A top official in Ukraine's SBU security service, Colonel Ivan Voronych, was praised by colleagues for being instrumental in rolling out sabotage operations on Russian soil A top Ukrainian spy chief has been shot dead by silenced pistol-wielding assassin. Colonel Ivan Voronych - a top official in Ukraine's SBU security service - was strolling through an urban neighbourhood Kyiv when a masked man approached him at around 9am local time (7am GMT). The veiled assassin was seen clad in black t-shirt and shorts as he emerged from behind a car. At point blank range, he executed Voronych with five shots, using a silenced weapon as he was walking across the road. In CCTV footage of the murder, the gunman is seen still cradling his pistol as he sprints away from the scene. The colonel was left bleeding in the street behind a car as the gunman made his getaway. Voronych is said to have worked in the SBU's special operations centre and was instrumental in carrying out disruptive sabotage attacks on Russian soil. Reports say he could not survive the fatal gunshot wounds and died at the scene. In a statement shared with Ukrainian outlet, Ukrainskaya Pravda, the SBU said: "A criminal case has been opened into the murder of an SBU employee in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. "The Security Service and the National Police are taking comprehensive measures to clarify all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice." His identity was confirmed by local media outlets and former colleague, SBU officer Roman Chervinsky. Taking to social media, Chervinsky wrote: "Today was a loss for me personally and for many patriotic SBU employees. A worthy officer (colonel) Voronych Ivan Ivanovich was killed by an enemy saboteur." He hailed Voronych as being instrumental in launching operations in the security service that have been "creating many problems for Russians". The identity of the gunman, and his exact motives, are still being investigated.
Reuters
02-07-2025
- Reuters
Former graduate student in court to plead guilty to murders of four Idaho students
BOISE, Idaho, July 2 (Reuters) - A man charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in 2022 returned to court on Wednesday to plead guilty under a deal with prosecutors that enables the former graduate student in criminal justice to avoid the threat of capital punishment. Bryan Kohberger, 30, previously pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and burglary charges in a gruesome multiple homicide in 2022 that stunned the small college town of Moscow in northwestern Idaho and drew national media attention. Relatives of at least two of the victims attended Wednesday's court hearing, which begin at 11 a.m. MT (1 p.m. ET/1700 GMT) in Boise, the Idaho state capital. According to news media accounts, the families are divided on the plea deal. At the time of the killings, Kohberger was pursuing a PhD in criminal justice at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, a short distance from Moscow, where the four victims were enrolled as undergraduates at the University of Idaho. The murders occurred during the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, in an off-campus group house shared by five women. Three of the roommates - Xana Kernodle, 20, of Avondale, Arizona; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho - were found slain inside the house along with Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington. All suffered multiple stab wounds, according to authorities.
