Pakistan, July 28 -- Thailand and Cambodia are set to hold peace talks on Monday to resolve a fierce border conflict now in its fifth day. The dispute involves a handful of ancient temples located in contested territory along their shared border. The fighting has so far killed at least 35 people and forced more than 200,000 civilians to flee their homes since Thursday.

The upcoming meeting was arranged through an initiative by US President Donald Trump. Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet are scheduled to meet in Kuala Lumpur at 3 pm local time. China is also expected to send a delegation to support the talks. Ahead of the meeting, both sides continued to accuse each other of laun...