The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire effective at midnight on Monday after President Donald Trump threatened not to enter into a trade deal with either country until the fighting ended. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds of thousands of civilians were forced to flee when fighting erupted last week near the border.

Thailand’s acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, and Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Manet, shook hands just hours after President Donald Trump spoke to both leaders on Saturday and pushed them to stop the fighting. The peace talks between the two countries took place in Putrajaya, Malaysia, and were organized by Malaysian and American officials, The New York Times reported.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that Thailand and Cambodia agreed to “an immediate and unconditional ceasefire with effect from midnight tonight,” according to Reuters.

“This is final,” Ibrahim added.

Trump commented on the ceasefire agreement while speaking to reporters in Scotland on Monday, saying, “That was going to be a very bad war, and so we’re honored we got involved. It’s essentially settled.”

“That could’ve gone on for years. Millions of people could’ve been killed. We ended the war — and we’re very happy about it,” Trump added.

.@POTUS on the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand: “It’s peace. That was going to be a very bad war … That could’ve gone on for years. Millions of people could’ve been killed. We ended the war — and we’re very happy about it.” pic.twitter.com/KuIqjoBRsb

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 28, 2025

The fighting erupted last Thursday near a temple that both Thailand and Cambodia claim. The two Southeast Asian countries traded attacks, including airstrikes and rocket fire along the 508-mile-long border separating them. The recent fighting marks the deadliest conflict between Thailand and Cambodia in nearly 15 years, as 36 people have been killed. Between 2008 and 2011, the countries engaged in fighting over contested border land that resulted in 34 deaths.

The fighting drew the attention of the United States and China, as both countries have interests in the region. Thailand is a military and trading partner with the United States, while China is the largest trading partner of both Thailand and Cambodia. China also funds a large navy base in Cambodia. Chinese diplomats attended the peace talks in Putrajaya as Beijing pressured both countries to agree to a ceasefire.

“Today we have a very good meeting and very good results… that hope to stop immediately the fighting that has caused many lives lost, injuries, and also caused displacement of people,” said Cambodian Prime Minister Manet.

Acting Thai Prime Minister Wechayachai, who had previously expressed doubts about Cambodia sticking to the terms of a ceasefire, said that the deal would “be carried out successfully in good faith by both sides.”

On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he had spoken with leaders in both Thailand and Cambodia, adding that he and President Trump were “monitoring the situation very closely.”

“We want this conflict to end as soon as possible,” Rubio stated.

In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said that he would not make a trade deal with either country if the fighting continued. The Trump administration is currently in talks with both Thailand and Cambodia as the president prepares to roll out his worldwide tariffs on August 1.

Thailand has been a major U.S. trading partner, exporting $63.3 billion worth of goods to the United States in 2024. Thailand’s exports to the United States include vital items such as electronic equipment and nuclear reactors, according to Trading Economics.

A protest aimed at defending comedian Stephen Colbert — who is set to lose his gig hosting “The Late Show” on CBS in May of 2026 — drew a crowd of tens on Sunday afternoon.

According to a report published by The New York Post, just about 20 people showed up to voice their support for the soon-to-be ousted host — and even those who did show up didn’t stay long. The New York City cops — who were on the scene just in case the protest got out of hand — took off as well when it became apparent that nothing was happening.

The event organizer told The New York Post that his name was Matt and his nickname was “Slim” (but he would not give the outlet any other identification). He explained that he’d attempted to bring a group together outside the CBS Broadcast Center — on the West Side of Manhattan — to say “We’re with Colbert.”

“Our country is not perfect, never has been,” he said. “But we’ve always had the First Amendment, and now Mango Mussolini is trying to take that from us.”

Another protester, who refused to give her name, told the outlet, “This is a First Amendment attack. We can’t stand for that.”

CBS has stated the Colbert’s exit — in May of 2026 — was “purely a financial decision” and recent reports have indicated that Colbert’s show may have taken a loss of $40 million in the last year.

Others have suggested that politics — specifically the one-sided tone of Colbert’s show — had caused him to lose popularity.

Longtime “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno addressed the changing tone in late night comedy during a recent interview with Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation CEO David Trulio.

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Late-night TV used to be about laughs — not lectures.@jayleno tells us why he never shared his political opinions on The Tonight Show, and why he thinks today’s hosts are losing half of America by doing so. pic.twitter.com/dEvhjICdyC

— Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute (@RonaldReagan) July 22, 2025

“I don’t understand why you would alienate one particular group, you know, or just don’t do it at all. I’m not saying you have to throw your support or whatever, but just do what’s funny,” Leno said, later adding, “It was fun to me when I got hate letters, ‘Dear Mr. Leno, you and your Republican friends’ and​, ‘Well, Mr. Leno, I hope you and your Democratic buddies are happy’ — over the same joke.”