Tag: Escalating
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Escalating Tensions: Thailand’s Air Strikes Target Cambodia Amid Border Clash
Thailand has launched airstrikes along its contested border with Cambodia, escalating a volatile standoff that had already deepened after Bangkok suspended a fragile ceasefire last week. The flare-up comes after a Thai soldier lost a foot to a landmine on the frontier, with Bangkok alleging that Cambodia had planted new devices, a claim Phnom Penh…
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Escalating Violence: Renewed Clashes Between Pakistan and Taliban Forces
Fresh deadly border clashes have broken out between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban forces, with both sides accusing each other of breaking a fragile ceasefire. Residents fled the Afghan city of Spin Boldak overnight, which lies along the 1,600-mile (2,574 km) border the two countries share. A medical source in the nearby city of Kandahar told…
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Venezuelans Face Rising Insomnia and Anxiety Amid Escalating US Military Presence
The streets of Caracas are decorated with Christmas lights. The sound of traditional Venezuelan Christmas music can be heard everywhere. Daily routines seem undisturbed: children attending school, adults going to work, vendors opening their businesses. Beneath this facade lurks anxiety, fear, and frustration, with some even taking preventative measures against a possible attack amid the…