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Thailands PM to Speak With Trump as Fighting With Cambodia Rages, Snap Election Called

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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul speaks to reporters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 12, 2025. Chalinee Thirasupa/ReutersThailand’s prime minister said he is set to speak with President Donald Trump on Dec. 12 as fierce fighting with Cambodia entered a fifth day. The Southeast Asian nation was plunged deeper into political uncertainty after the Thai king approved the dissolution of parliament and a snap election.Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters in Bangkok he was scheduled to speak with Trump late Friday, as artillery, rockets, drones, and airstrikes continued along the long-disputed Thai-Cambodian border, killing at least 20 people this week and displacing hundreds of thousands on both sides.

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