Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Tensions escalate again between Thailand and Cambodia after violent clashes on the border. The Thai military says it is hitting military targets to suppress attacks by Cambodian forces. Both accuse each other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by President Trump just two months ago. Also: as Syria marks the first year anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime, our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, looks at how Syrians are dealing with challenges after the civil war. An attempted coup in Benin is thwarted with the help of Nigeria and other West African countries; Lando Norris is the new Formula One champion after a dramatic race in Dubai - his mentor Trevor Carlin tells us all about him; and the British documentary photographer Martin Parr - known for his humour and capturing the quirkiness of British life - has died.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.9 | I'm Pete Ross and in the early hours of Monday, the 8th of December, these are our main stories. |
| 0:17.7 | Tensions escalate once again between Thailand and Cambodia after violent clashes on the |
| 0:22.2 | border. Syria celebrates the one-year anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime, and an attempted |
| 0:28.5 | coup in Benin is thwarted with the help of Nigeria and other West African countries. |
| 0:36.6 | Also in this podcast |
| 0:38.1 | he's obviously not my son but he's as close as possible as you can get |
| 0:41.9 | and very very proud and hopefully it's the first of many championships for him |
| 0:46.0 | we get the inside track on lando norris the new formula one champion |
| 0:51.1 | we begin in southeast Asia where a fragile Formula One champion. |
| 1:00.1 | We begin in Southeast Asia, where a fragile peace between Thailand and Cambodia appears to be under further strain. |
| 1:02.9 | The two countries have fought a five-day war in July, the latest flayed up in a century-old |
| 1:08.6 | territorial dispute. |
| 1:10.4 | And while a ceasefire brokered with the help of Donald Trump |
| 1:13.0 | appeared to ease tensions, each side had accused the other of breaking it. |
| 1:17.3 | Now the Thai military says one of its soldiers has been killed in a fresh wave of border clashes, |
| 1:22.8 | and it's launched airstrikes at Cambodian forces in response. |
| 1:26.9 | Panisha Emosha gave me this update from Bangkok. |
| 1:30.4 | The whole news rounds of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia began on Sunday, |
| 1:35.2 | and it has been expanded today. |
| 1:37.6 | About 20 minutes ago, I've talked to one of the civilians who still live in the border area |
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