CHANTHABURI, Thailand/PHNOM PENH -- Thailand and Cambodia signed a joint statement on Saturday to agree on a ceasefire from 12:00 p.m. local time.
The statement was inked by Thai Defense Minister Natthapon Nakpanich and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Seiha during the third Special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting, which was held on the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi province. (Thailand-Cambodia-Ceasefire)
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OTTAWA -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday announced new financial support for Ukraine during a meeting with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to a news release from the prime minister's official website, the commitment of 2.5 billion Canadian dollars (1.83 billion U.S. dollars) for Ukraine includes financing that will enable the International Monetary Fund to lend to Ukraine, as well as other debt service suspension and loan guarantee programs. (Canada-Ukraine-Support)
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CARACAS -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday expressed willingness to hold dialogue with the United States on the basis of mutual respect, provided that the United States gives up interference in Venezuela.
In a televised speech, Maduro said that if the U.S. side is willing to engage in dialogue with Venezuela on the basis of mutual respect and abandon its failed attempts to interfere in Venezuela over the past 25 years, he will welcome it and seek a path toward peace, cooperation and prosperity. (Venezuela-US-Dialogue)
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KIEV -- At least one person was killed and 23 others were injured in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital and its outskirts in the early hours of Saturday, local authorities said.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 22 people were injured in the missile and drone attack on the city, with 12 of them hospitalized. He added that more than 2,600 residential buildings, 187 kindergartens and 138 schools in Kiev were left without heating following the strikes. (Ukraine-Russia-Attack) ■
