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Escalation comes after Thai soldier was killed and four others wounded in clashes, more than a month after Donald Trump oversaw ceasefire agreement

Thailand has launched airstrikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused one another of breaching a ceasefire deal brokered by Donald Trump.

Thailand’s military said it was using aircraft to strike military targets in several areas, after a Thai soldier was killed and four others wounded in clashes along the countries’ tense border. A second Thai soldier was later declared to have died.

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