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Thailand and Cambodia have announced an immediate 72-hour ceasefire following weeks of fighting along their disputed border, resulting in over 40 deaths and one million displaced persons. The agreement includes a freeze on troop movements and allows civilians to return home.

Additionally, 18 Cambodian soldiers held by Thailand will be released. Despite diplomatic tensions between India and the U.S., major American tech firms, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, are investing in billion-dollar data center projects in India, which currently produces 20% of global data but has only 3% storage capacity.

In South Korea, the number of foreigners residing for 90 days or more exceeded 1.6 million in November, with a notable proportion from China and Vietnam. A terrorist attack in Syria targeted an Alawite mosque, killing eight and injuring 18. In Kazakhstan, journalist Amir Kasenov was arrested for allegedly spreading false information after publishing a money laundering investigation.