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New cross-border fighting has killed at least five people, with both countries accusing each other of provoking the violence.

The latest flare-up comes despite a recent ceasefire agreement, with tensions escalating since May and over 40 deaths reported.

Thailand and Cambodia continue to dispute sovereignty along their 800km border, a conflict rooted in century-old territorial claims.

Residents on both sides of the Thailand–Cambodia border evacuated en masse on Monday as renewed clashes erupted, leaving at least five people dead.

Each country has accused the other of triggering the violence, marking the most serious confrontation since a ceasefire was agreed in July.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said his country "never wanted violence" but woul

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