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People carrying the coffin of a civilian killed along the Cambodia-Thailand border, amid accusations from both sides on Nov 12 of fresh clashes.
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Trump calls Thailand, Cambodia after new clashes
US President Donald Trump called Thailand and Cambodia on Nov 14 to bolster the peace deal he brokered after fresh clashes erupted between the South-east Asian neighbours, White House said.
Mr Trump co-signed a truce between the two countries on Oct 26 during a tour of Asia, touting it as one of several peace deals around the world that he believes should win him the Nobel Prize.
But Thailand suspended the deal on Nov 10 after a landmine blast, and the two sides traded accusations of new clashes on Nov 12 in which Phnom Penh said a civilian was killed.
“President Trump held calls with Thailand and Cambodia, in an effort to mediate the most recent conflict,” the White House said in a statement. “He engaged with Malaysia as well to help end the violence.”
‘I did everything I could to save her’: Rapper Namewee
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Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Wee Meng Chee, better known as Namewee, says he did everything he could to save Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh but to no avail.
“I saw a human being die before my eyes for the first time.
“I did everything I could to save her but nothing could be done. This image will remain in my mind forever,” Wee said in a Facebook post on Nov 14.
Three killed as Stockholm bus slams into pedestrians
A bus rammed into a bus stop queue during Stockholm’s afternoon rush hour on Nov 14, killing three people and injuring three others, police said.
The driver has been arrested and a manslaughter investigation opened, according to police.
But they gave no other details of the traumatic incident in the Ostermalm district of the Swedish capital.
Paris police shoot man armed with knife at rail station
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French police shot and wounded a knife-wielding man at Paris’ Montparnasse train station on Nov 14.
An officer used his “weapon” on the man, who then inflicted knife wounds on himself, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
A police source said the man threatened his wife and children in a Paris suburb before taking a train destined for Montparnasse where police were waiting for him.
‘Prolific’ Chinese rapist jailed for life in UK
PHOTO: METROPOLITAN POLICE
A Chinese national dubbed “one of the most prolific sex offenders of all time” by British police was sentenced to life in prison on Nov 14.
Xu Chao pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences over three years including rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault, upskirting, and voyeurism.
He must serve a minimum term of 14 years according to the ruling made at Woolwich Crown Court in London, the capital’s Metropolitan Police said.
