Thai-Cambodia border shelling continues despite Trump's ceasefire call

Thai-Cambodia border shelling continues despite Trump's ceasefire call

By Shoon Naing and Artorn Pookasook SISAKET, Thailand (Reuters) -Cambodia and Thailand each said the other had launched artillery attacks across contested border areas early on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said the leaders of both countries had agreed to work on a ceasefire. Four days after the worst fighting in more than a decade broke out between the Southeast Asian neighbours, the death toll stood above 30, mainly civilians. More than 130,000 people have been evacuated from border areas in the two countries. Cambodia's Defence Ministry said Thailand had shelled and launched ground assaults on Sunday morning at a number of points, including in Phnom Kmoach, which borders Thailand's coastal Trat province. The ministry's spokesperson said heavy artillery was fired at temple complexes. The Thai army said Cambodia had fired shots into several areas, including near civilian homes, early on Sunday. The governor of Surin told Reuters artillery shells had been fired into the province, damaging a house and killing some livestock. In the Thai province of Sisaket, Reuters reporters heard shelling early on Sunday and said it was unclear which side of the border it was on. "If there is a ceasefire, things will be better," Sisaket resident Thavorn Toosawan told Reuters. "It's great that America is insisting on the ceasefire because it would bring peace." TRUMP SPEAKS TO BOTH LEADERS Trump said on Saturday that he had spoken with the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia and they had agreed to meet immediately to quickly work out a ceasefire to end fighting that began on Thursday. Bangkok and Phnom Penh each say the other side started the hostilities. "Both Parties are looking for an immediate Ceasefire and Peace," Trump wrote on social media. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet endorsed the call for the fighting to stop. "I made it clear to Honourable President Donald Trump that Cambodia agreed with the proposal for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between the two armed forces," Hun Manet posted on Facebook, noting he had also agreed to Malaysia's earlier ceasefire proposal. Thailand's response was more qualified, as it had been with the proposal from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, saying Cambodia needed to do more before talks could begin. "I thanked President Trump for his concern and expressed that Thailand agrees in principle to have a ceasefire in place. However, Thailand would like to see sincere intention from the Cambodian side," acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Facebook. The countries have faced off since the killing of a Cambodian soldier late in May during a brief skirmish. Troops on both sides of the border were reinforced amid a full-blown diplomatic crisis that brought Thailand's fragile coalition government to the brink of collapse. Thailand and Cambodia have bickered for decades over undemarcated points along their 817-km (508-mile) land border, with ownership of the ancient Hindu temples Ta Moan Thom and the 11th century Preah Vihear central to the disputes. Preah Vihear was awarded to Cambodia by the International Court of Justice in 1962, but tension escalated in 2008 after Cambodia attempted to list it as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and skirmishes over several years brought at least a dozen deaths. Cambodia said in June it had asked the court to resolve its disputes with Thailand, which says it has never recognised the court's jurisdiction and prefers a bilateral approach. (Reporting by Shoon Naing and Artorn Pookasook in Sisaket, Panarat Thepgumpanat, Panu Wongcha-um, Chayut Setboonsarng, Panarat Thepgumpanat and Juarawee Kittisilpa in Bangkok; Writing by John Mair; Editing by William Mallard)

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July 26, 2025

Thai-Cambodia border shelling continues despite Trump's ceasefire call

Thai-Cambodia border shelling continues despite Trump's ceasefire call By Shoon Naing and Artorn Pookasook SISAKET, Thailand (Reuters) -...

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Here's how a major Mexican tomato exporter is affected by Trump’s 17% tariff

Here's how a major Mexican tomato exporter is affected by Trump's 17% tariff

AJUCHITLAN, Mexico (AP) — The Trump administration's decision to impose a17% duty on fresh tomatoesimported fromMexicohas created a dilemma for the country providing more tomatoes to U.S. consumers than any other. Theimport taxthat began July 14 is just the latest protectionist move by an administration that has threatened dozens of countries with tariffs, including its critical trading partner Mexico. It comes as the Mexican government tries to also negotiate its way out of a30% general tariffscheduled to take effect Aug. 1. While the impacts of the tomato tariff are still in their infancy, a major grower and exporter in central Mexico shows how a tariff targeting a single product can destabilize the sector. Surviving in times of uncertainty Green tomato plants stretch upward row after row in sprawling high-tech greenhouses covering nearly six acres in the central state of Queretaro, among the top 10 tomato producing states in Mexico. Climate controlled and pest free, Veggie Prime's greenhouses in Ajuchitlan send some 100 tons of fresh tomatoes every week to Mastronardi Produce. The Canadian company is the leading distributor of fresh tomatoes in the U.S. with clients that include Costco and Walmart. Moisés Atri, Veggie Prime's export director, says they've been exporting tomatoes to the U.S. for 13 years and their substantial investment and the cost to produce their tomatoes won't allow them to make any immediate changes. They're also contractually obligated to sell everything they produce to Mastronardi until 2026. "None of us (producers) can afford it," Atri said. "We have to approach our client to adjust the prices because we're nowhere near making that kind of profit." In the tariff's first week, Veggie Prime ate the entire charge. In the second, its share of the new cost lowered when its client agreed to increase the price of their tomatoes by 10%. The 56-year-old Atri hopes that Mastronardi will eventually pass all of the tariff's cost onto its retail clients. Mexican tomato exports brought in $3 billion last year Experts say the tariff could cause a 5% to 10% drop in tomato exports, which last year amounted to more than $3 billion for Mexico. The Mexican Association of Tomato Producers says the industry generates some 500,000 jobs. Juan Carlos Anaya, director general of the consulting firm Grupo Consultor de Mercados Agrícolas, said a drop in tomato exports, which last year amounted to more than 2 billion tons, could lead to the loss of some 200,000 jobs Experts: U.S. will have difficulty replacing fresh Mexican tomatoes When the Trump administration announced the tariff, the Commerce Department justified it as a measure to protect U.S. producers from artificially cheap Mexican imports. California and Florida growers that produce about 11 million tons would stand to benefit most, though most of that production is for processed tomatoes. Experts believe the U.S. would find it difficult to replace Mexico's fresh tomato imports. Atri and other producers are waiting for a scheduled review of the measure in two months, when the U.S. heads into fall and fresh tomato production there begins to decline. In reaction to the tariff, the Mexican government has floated the idea of looking for other, more stable, international markets. Mexican Agriculture Secretary Julio Berdegué said Thursday that the government is looking at possibilities like Japan, but producers quickly cast doubt on that idea, noting the tomatoes would have to be sent by plane, raising the cost even more. Atri said the company is starting to experiment with peppers, to see if they would provide an option at scale. President Claudia Sheinbaumsaid recently her administration would survey tomato growers to figure out what support they need, especially small producers who are already feeling the effects of a drop of more than 10% in the price of tomatoes domestically over fears there will be a glut in Mexico.

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July 26, 2025

Here's how a major Mexican tomato exporter is affected by Trump’s 17% tariff

Here's how a major Mexican tomato exporter is affected by Trump's 17% tariff AJUCHITLAN, Mexico (AP) — The Trump administration'...

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist

Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist

SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia on Sunday signaled their readiness to negotiate an end to a deadly border dispute following mediation efforts by U.S. PresidentDonald Trump.The fighting, now in its fourth day, has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 168,000. Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that he spoke to the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia and suggested he would not move forward with trade agreements with either country if the hostilities continued. He later said both sides agreed to meet to negotiate a ceasefire. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Sunday his country agreed to pursue an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire." He said Trump told him that Thailand had also agreed to halt attacks following Trump's conversation with Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. "This is positive news for the soldiers and people of both countries," Hun Manet said in a statement. He said he tasked his deputy, Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, to coordinate next steps with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and to engage directly with Thailand's foreign minister to implement the ceasefire. Thailand expressed cautious support. Phumtham thanked Trump and said that Thailand agreed in principle to a ceasefire but stressed the need for "sincere intention" from Cambodia, the Thai Foreign Ministry said. Phumtam called for swift bilateral talks to discuss concrete steps toward a peaceful resolution, it said. Thefightingfirst flared Thursday after aland mine explosion along the borderwounded five Thai soldiers. Both sides blamed each other for starting the clashes. Both countriesrecalled their ambassadorsand Thailand closed its border crossings with Cambodia. Despite the diplomatic efforts, fighting continued Sunday along parts of the contested border, with both sides trading blame over renewed shelling and troop movements. Col. Richa Suksowanont, a Thai army deputy spokesperson, said Cambodian forces fired the first shots into Thai territory, including at civilian homes early Sunday. He said Cambodia also launched rocket attacks targeting the ancient Ta Muen Thom temple claimed by both countries, and other areas in a bid to reclaim territory secured by Thai troops. He said Thai forces responded with long-range artillery to strike Cambodian artillery and rocket launchers. Richa said Trump's efforts to mediate was a "separate matter." The battlefield operations will continue and a ceasefire can only happen if Cambodia formally initiates negotiations, he added. Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata accused Thai forces of escalating the violence and increasing their use of cluster bombs — weapons that are banned under international law. She said Sunday that Thai troops had carried out both targeted and indiscriminate attacks, resulting in loss of life and destruction of civilian infrastructure. Thailand has reported 20 deaths, mostly civilians, while Cambodia said 13 people have been killed. More than 131,000 people in Thailand have evacuated to safe locations and over 37,000 people fled from three Cambodian provinces. Many border villages are mostly deserted, with many schools and hospitals shut. The U.N. Security Council has called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional bloc, to mediate peace between the two members. Human Rights Watch has condemned the reported use of cluster munitions in populated areas, and urged both governments to protect civilians. The 800-kilometer (500-mile) frontier between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for decades, but past confrontations have been limited and brief. The latest tensions flared in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a confrontation that created a diplomatic rift androiled Thailand's domestic politics. _________ Associated Press writers Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul and Grant Peck in Bangkok, and Eileen Ng in Kuala Lumpur contributed to this report. Sopheng Cheang reported from Samrong, Cambodia.

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July 26, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist

Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia...

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EW's Bold School stars on bouncing back from bad auditions — even if you pee your pants

EW's Bold School stars on bouncing back from bad auditions — even if you pee your pants

Amy Sussman/Getty Entertainment Weekly's Bold Schoolstars know that bombing an audition is never the end of the world. During EW'sComic-Conpanel Saturday, moderated by Senior WriterMaureen Lee Lenker,NCIS: Tony & ZivastarCote de PabloandM3GAN 2.0starViolet McGrawrevealed their worst audition stories and the resulting advice they received that stuck with them ever since. "I remember, it was an audition for a musical calledFame," de Pablo said. "I was standing right outside and I had all of my [lines memorized]. I was like, 'I'm so ready.' And I made this stupid rookie mistake of standing right outside the door." She continued, "Oh my God, somebody in there just was singing like you can't believe! The sound of this woman, they were incredible. They were incredible! And I was about to go on and I just went [makes sad trombone noise]." Amy Sussman/Getty De Pablo revealed that when it was her turn to audition, she could barely perform the song. "It does not happen often to me because I love a stage," de Pablo said. "'I walked out of that just completely defeated." TheNCISstar called up a very good friend immediately after to commiserate. "I said, 'I need you to pick me up… I've detonated. I think there's an arm on 43rd, there's a leg on 47th. I think you could pick up my torso somewhere else,'" she said. "My self-esteem had just gone [poof]. And he was like, 'Cote, it's just an audition.' And I was like, 'You're right.' But to this day, I still laugh every single time I hear that song, I just go, 'Oh my God!' It just brings me back to that moment." McGraw had a similar — yet wildly different — tale to tell of her worst audition. TheM3GANstar recalled when she was 4 years old and auditioned for a commercial with her younger brother that turned into a nightmare situation. "I'm in the room, and I have a lot of lines, and I don't say anything," McGraw explained. "I'm just standing there, and I look stupid. We leave the casting office with my mom, and the casting director runs after us and tells my mom, 'She didn't seem like how she did in her self-tape, is she okay? She's like bouncing back and forth, does she have to go to the bathroom?'" McGraw remembered her mother asking before the audition if she needed to go to the bathroom, and she had said no at the time. "So my mom's like, 'Okay, I'll take her to the bathroom and see,'" McGraw said. "So we go to the bathroom and my mom's like, 'Sweetie, go to the bathroom.' I don't say anything but tears just start streaming down my face — because I already went to the bathroom in the auditioning room." As the Hall H crowd went, "Awww," McGraw laughed and quipped, "Which was great!" She added, "My mom's like, 'No, it's okay. It's okay to make mistakes.' And my brother was just being so supportive, he was like, 'Violet, no, your pants are dark. No one's going to notice this.'" Sign up forEntertainment Weekly'sfree daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. But it turned out that peeing her pants wasn't a dealbreaker for that audition. "I went back into the room, and I booked it," McGraw revealed. Talk about a happy ending. EW's Bold School panel also featuredTaylour Paige(The Toxic Avenger), Madeleine McGraw(The Black Phone 2), and Harriet Slater (Outlander: Blood Of My Blood). Check out more ofEW's coverage from San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

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July 26, 2025

EW's Bold School stars on bouncing back from bad auditions — even if you pee your pants

EW's Bold School stars on bouncing back from bad auditions — even if you pee your pants Amy Sussman/Getty Entertainment Weekly's Bol...

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This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 27)

This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 27)

The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  "Sunday Morning" alsostreams on the CBS News appbeginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Guest host: Tracy Smith COVER STORY: "The Wizard of Oz" as you've never seen it beforeThis "Wizard of Oz" isn't in Kansas anymore. In fact, it's in Las Vegas, where Sphere is presenting the Judy Garland classic as you've never seen it – a 16K immersive experience on a screen larger than four football fields, with tornado effects, and artists and AI expanding the visions of Emerald City. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz offers us a glimpse behind the curtain, and talks with Garland's daughter, singer Lorna Luft, about what she thinks her mother's reaction would have been. For more info: "The Wizard of Oz" at Sphere, Las Vegas (premieres Aug. 28) ALMANAC: July 27"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. ARTS: The iconic sculptures of Louise NevelsonIt took the art world decades to recognize Louise Nevelson (1899-1988), but her massive, monochromatic sculptures, often incorporating found objects, verged on the monumental. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Nevelson's granddaughter about the artist's impact, and visits exhibitions of Nevelson sculptures in New York City and Columbus, Ohio. For more info: "Collection View: Louise Nevelson"at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City (through August 10)"Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk,"at the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio (through August 24)Louise Nevelson Foundation THESE UNITED STATES: Coney IslandWhen the Switchback Railway debuted at New York's Coney Island in 1884, it signaled the arrival of the amusement park. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks at the origin and evolution of an American institution. For more info: Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y. MOVIES: Kristin Scott Thomas on the pain behind "My Mother's Wedding"Kristin Scott Thomas, the Oscar-nominated star of "The English Patient" and "Slow Horses," has directed and co-written her first film: the heartfelt "My Mother's Wedding," about three daughters who come together to attend their mom's third nuptials. She talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about writing built on childhood losses. She also discusses overcoming shyness, and making her film debut in Prince's own directing debut, "Under the Cherry Moon." To watch a trailer for "My Mother's Wedding" click on the video player below: For more info: "My Mother's Wedding"opens in theaters August 8"Slow Horses"on Apple TV+ PASSAGE: In memoriam"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including rocker Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. See also: From the archives:Jazz musicians Chuck Mangione (Video)From the archives:Jazz singer Cleo Laine (Video) For more info: ozzy.com MUSIC: Michael Feinstein on passing his love of great songs to the next generationMichael Feinstein's love for the Great American Songbook goes far beyond standards written by Gershwin or Porter. He talks with correspondent David Pogue about his musical roots, and the artists of today whose work, he says, add to the Great American Songbook. He also talks about creating the Great American Songbook Foundation, which aims to preserve the cultural legacy of American popular music. For more info: michaelfeinstein.com|Tour info"Michael Feinstein's Tribute to Tony Bennett"streams on Carnegie Hall+ August 3The Great American Songbook Foundation, Carmel, Ind.The Songbook Academy HARTMAN: TBD TV: The hidden side of Johnny CarsonAs host of "The Tonight Show" for 30 years, Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV – the pre-eminent Hollywood talent broker, monologist, and national taste-maker. But the public rarely saw the private side of the man who helped tuck tens of millions of Americans into bed each night. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Mike Thomas (co-author, with Bill Zehme, of "Carson the Magnificent") about the late-night host's enduring impact and private difficulties; comedians Robert Klein and George Wallace, who describe a "Tonight Show" appearance as comedy's Mt. Everest; and actress Dyan Cannon, who says of Carson, "There was nobody as big a star." (Originally aired March 2, 2025.) READ AN EXCERPT:"Carson the Magnificent" For more info: "Carson the Magnificent"by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas (Simon & Schuster), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available viaBookshop.org,Barnes & NobleandAmazonjohnnycarson.com (Official site)Followthe Johnny Carson channel on YouTube U.S.: False positivesErin Moriarty reports. This report is published in partnership withThe Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. For more info: The Marshall Project NATURE: TBD WEB EXCLUSIVES: MARATHON:Vacation time! (YouTube Video)Take a break, with these classic "Sunday Morning" features about the joys (and miseries) of a summer vacation: Martha Teichner on how Americans' vacations are too few, and too short (2000)Summer "assignments"? Nancy Giles wants kids to enjoy a break from schoolwork (2006)Bill Geist compares an island idyll on "Survivor" with a stay at a tropical resort (2000)Charles Osgood on how New York's Adirondacks became a vacation hot spot (1997)Jim Gaffigan will not ask you about your summer plans, so don't ask about his (2023)Mitch Butler and Josh Landis explain why you don't enjoy vacations as much as you hope to (2012)Jim Axelrod finds that in the U.S., where paid time off from work is not legally required, many just don't take vacations (2010)Faith Salie asks if you've used up your vacation days yet (2014)Conor Knighton's trip around Iceland takes us "full circle" (2014)Mo Rocca discovers the joys of a "virtual" vacation, goggles required (2021)What did Jane Pauley do on her summer vacation? (2017) FROM THE ARCHIVES:Jazz musicians Chuck Mangione and Gap Mangione (Video)Two-time Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, known for his hit "Feels So Good," died Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at age 84. In this "Sunday Morning" story that aired Feb. 15, 1987, correspondent Billy Taylor profiled Chuck and his brother, jazz pianist Gap Mangione, about their early partnership as The Jazz Brothers. The two went their separate ways but, 23 years later, regrouped for a series of reunion concerts. FROM THE ARCHIVES:Jazz singer Cleo Laine and musician John Dankworth (Video)British singer Cleo Laine, one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Friday, July 25, 2025, at age 97. In this "Sunday Morning" report from Sept. 30, 1990, correspondent Billy Taylor spoke with Laine and her husband, musician John Dankworth, about their drive for musical diversity, from jazz and opera to Broadway. Taylor also reports on the couple's backing of Jazz FM, a just-launched British radio station devoted to jazz, and the music school Laine and Dankworth founded, at which they impart a valuable lesson to aspiring instrumentalists and singers: "Don't ever copy anybody." WEB EXCLUSIVE:Extended interview: Bridget Everett (Video)The actress-writer-producer behind the acclaimed HBO series "Somebody Somewhere" sits down with correspondent Luke Burbank at Joe's Pub in New York City, to discuss the genesis of her show; her career as a cabaret star; and the process of writing original songs for a series in which music plays a central role. The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Executive producer is Rand Morrison. DVR Alert! Find out when "Sunday Morning" airs in your city "Sunday Morning" alsostreams on the CBS News appbeginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Full episodes of "Sunday Morning" are now available to watch on demand on CBSNews.com, CBS.com andParamount+, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. Follow us onTwitter/X;Facebook;Instagram;YouTube;TikTok;Bluesky; and atcbssundaymorning.com. You can also download the free"Sunday Morning" audio podcastatiTunesand atPlay.it. Now you'll never miss the trumpet! While many believe 10,000 steps a day is optimal, new study suggests different DOJ's closed-door meetings with Ghislaine Maxwell fuels pardon speculation California artist brings Bob's Big Boy statues back to life

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July 26, 2025

This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 27)

This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 27) The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beg...

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