Global News Podcast Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia
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Dec 8, 2025 
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Ceasefire Rapidly Unravels On Border
- A fragile ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has rapidly collapsed into renewed heavy fighting and airstrikes.
- Panisha Amosha reports 400,000 Thai civilians evacuated and both sides accusing each other of breaking the truce.
On-The-Ground Syria: Damage And Demining
- Jeremy Bowen toured war-damaged Syrian towns and described intact ruins, demining and families living with physical scars.
- He highlights how demining teams blow up ordnance and survivors cope with destroyed homes and damaged lungs.
Swift Regional Response To Benin Coup Attempt
- Regional powers intervened quickly to quash an attempted coup in Benin, reflecting heightened ECOWAS resolve.
- Thomas Nade describes Nigerian troops and air power helping restore President Patrice Talon's control.