Cambodia Condemns Thai Military Attack on Preah Vihear Temple | Cambodia Confirms Troops Still Holding Mount Trop as Thailand Cannot Raise Flag on Sovereign Territory | Cambodia and Thailand Clashes Enter Third Day as Casualties Rise to 33 | UN Security Council Urges Restraint as Thailand-Cambodia Clashes Intensify | Cambodia Condemns Thai Aggression at UN, Calls for Ceasefire and International Intervention | Techo Hun Sen Advises Military Strategy Amidst Border Clashes with Thailand | 45 Staff Rescued After Being Trapped at Preah Vihear Temple Amidst Clashes | BREAKING: Cambodia Denies Firing Projectiles into Laos, Accuses Thailand of Disinformation | Cambodia's Tourism Ministry Seeks Aid for Troops, Refugees; Reaffirms Commitment to Peace | BREAKING: Laos Denies Border Clash with Cambodia; Cambodia Rejects Thai Accusations of Shelling Laos | BREAKING NEWS: Andrew MacGregor Marshall Claims Queen Mother Sirikit Has Died, Alleging Concealment by Thai Authorities | TOP NEWS: Trump Claims Diplomatic Role in Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict, Calls for Ceasefire | TOP NEWS: Cambodian Prime Minister Confirms President Donald Trump Ceasefire Agreement with Thailand | Thai Military of Escalating Attacks, Despite Cambodia Ceasefire Efforts | BREAKING NEWS: Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Malaysian Mediation Amid Escalating Border Clashes | Ministry of Education Announces Postponement of 2025 Baccalaureate Examination | Cambodian Community in Korea Holds Mass Protest Against Thailand’s Invasion | Techo Hun Sen: “In Times of National Crisis, We Have No Right to Rest or Fall Ill” | UN Secretary-General and Cambodian Officials Call for Immediate Ceasefire Amid Border Clashes | Lieutenant General Duong Samnieng Dies Fighting Thai Invaders at Preah Vihear | BREAKING NEWS: Prime Minister Hun Manet to Lead Cambodian Delegation to Kuala Lumpur for Special Meeting on Ceasefire | Secretary Rubio Calls for Immediate De-escalation in Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute | TOP NEWS: Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia-Mediated Talks | Joint Press Release: Special Meeting Hosted by Malaysia to Address Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute | ASEAN Issues Statement Supporting Ceasefire and Peaceful Resolution in Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute | BREAKING: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Welcomes Cambodia-Thailand Ceasefire Declaration | TOP NEWS: President Trump Announces Ceasefire and Peace Agreements with Thailand and Cambodia | Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet Reports Successful Ceasefire Negotiation with Thailand, Thanks U.S. Support |
Cambodia Condemns Thai Military Attack on Preah Vihear Temple | Cambodia Confirms Troops Still Holding Mount Trop as Thailand Cannot Raise Flag on Sovereign Territory | Cambodia and Thailand Clashes Enter Third Day as Casualties Rise to 33 | UN Security Council Urges Restraint as Thailand-Cambodia Clashes Intensify | Cambodia Condemns Thai Aggression at UN, Calls for Ceasefire and International Intervention | Techo Hun Sen Advises Military Strategy Amidst Border Clashes with Thailand | 45 Staff Rescued After Being Trapped at Preah Vihear Temple Amidst Clashes | BREAKING: Cambodia Denies Firing Projectiles into Laos, Accuses Thailand of Disinformation | Cambodia's Tourism Ministry Seeks Aid for Troops, Refugees; Reaffirms Commitment to Peace | BREAKING: Laos Denies Border Clash with Cambodia; Cambodia Rejects Thai Accusations of Shelling Laos | BREAKING NEWS: Andrew MacGregor Marshall Claims Queen Mother Sirikit Has Died, Alleging Concealment by Thai Authorities | TOP NEWS: Trump Claims Diplomatic Role in Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict, Calls for Ceasefire | TOP NEWS: Cambodian Prime Minister Confirms President Donald Trump Ceasefire Agreement with Thailand | Thai Military of Escalating Attacks, Despite Cambodia Ceasefire Efforts | BREAKING NEWS: Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Malaysian Mediation Amid Escalating Border Clashes | Ministry of Education Announces Postponement of 2025 Baccalaureate Examination | Cambodian Community in Korea Holds Mass Protest Against Thailand’s Invasion | Techo Hun Sen: “In Times of National Crisis, We Have No Right to Rest or Fall Ill” | UN Secretary-General and Cambodian Officials Call for Immediate Ceasefire Amid Border Clashes | Lieutenant General Duong Samnieng Dies Fighting Thai Invaders at Preah Vihear | BREAKING NEWS: Prime Minister Hun Manet to Lead Cambodian Delegation to Kuala Lumpur for Special Meeting on Ceasefire | Secretary Rubio Calls for Immediate De-escalation in Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute | TOP NEWS: Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Ceasefire After Malaysia-Mediated Talks | Joint Press Release: Special Meeting Hosted by Malaysia to Address Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute | ASEAN Issues Statement Supporting Ceasefire and Peaceful Resolution in Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute | BREAKING: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Welcomes Cambodia-Thailand Ceasefire Declaration | TOP NEWS: President Trump Announces Ceasefire and Peace Agreements with Thailand and Cambodia | Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet Reports Successful Ceasefire Negotiation with Thailand, Thanks U.S. Support |

News Making International Headlines: 4 January 2022

Long Queues for Covid Tests as Cases Surge in Israel


PHOTO: DRONE VIEW OF LONG CAR QUEUES AT FOUR COVID TEST CENTRES, INTERVIEWS WITH ISRAELIS QUEUING UP FOR HOURS, LINE OF PEDESTRIANS IN TEL AVIV

INTERNATIONAL: Israelis rushed to get tested for COVID-19 on Monday, 3 January, with long queues of vehicles and pedestrians seen across the country as Omicron variant infections are rising.An endless lines of cars along the roads leading to testing centres in Jerusalem and Ashdod.

Daily cases in Israel are expected to reach record highs in the coming three weeks.Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett has said that up to 50,000 people might soon be infected each day, while eligibility for testing could be tightened to help relieve long lines at testing stations.

Israel's health ministry says around 60 percent of its 9.4 million population are fully vaccinated, almost all with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which means they have either received three doses or have recently had their second.But hundreds of thousands of those eligible for a third inoculation have so far not taken it.

Over the past 11 days, daily infections have more than quadrupled in Israel. Severe cases have also climbed, but at a far lower rate, rising from about 80 to around 100.

Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow on Washington


PHOTO: SNOWFALL ON THE U.S. CAPITOL AND OTHER WASHINGTON D.C. LANDMARKS, VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN SNOW, TIME LAPSE OF SNOWFALL ON THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, DC is slammed with heavy snow after a winter storm swept into the area on Monday, January 3. Up to 10 inches of snow is expected in the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and central Maryland. The storm, coupled with a COVID-19 surge, forcing federal offices and schools to close as it threatened to make travel dangerous and knock out power.

The inclement weather forced federal government offices to close in Washington, while dozens of schools have canceled or delayed the start of school across the region. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a snow emergency as public transportation in the city of 700,000 people was operating at a reduced schedule.

Severe weather warnings were in effect from Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia, and north into Washington and Philadelphia, where 4 to 8 inches of snow and 64 kilometres-per-hour winds were forecast, the National Weather Service has said.Some parts of the region could get 2 inches an hour and a total of a foot of wet snow from the storm throughout the day, the weather service warned.The heavy snow was expected to accumulate on roadways and power lines, causing treacherous travel conditions and potentially leaving homes and businesses without electricity throughout the region.

Iran Vows Revenge for General Soleimani Killing If Trump Not Put on Trial


PHOTO: CEREMONY TO MARK TWO YEARS SINCE THE ASSASSINATION OF IRANIAN GENERAL QASSEM SOLEIMANI IRANIAN PRESIDENT EBRAHIM RAISI SAYING TEHRAN WILL TAKE REVENGE FOR SOLEIMANI'S KILLING IF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS NOT PUT ON

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed revenge on Monday for the U.S. assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani two years ago unless former U.S. President Donald Trump was put on trial.

Iran and allied groups with it in Iraq have been holding events to honour Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, the overseas arm of the elite Revolutionary Guards. General Soleimani was killed in Iraq in a drone strike on January 3, 2020, ordered by then president Donald Trump.

On Sunday, Iran has urged the U.N. Security Council in a letter to hold the United States and Israel, which Tehran says was also involved in the killing, to account, according to Iranian media.

Days after the assassination, the United States told the United Nations that the killing was self-defence and vowed to take additional action "as necessary" in the Middle East to protect U.S. personnel and interests.


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