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Jacqueline Kennedy's Cambodian Diplomacy: A 1967 Visit and its Unforeseen Legacy

In 1967, Jacqueline Kennedy visited Cambodia, staying at Phnom Penh's Hotel Le Royal, where a cocktail was named in her honor; her visit, though seemingly a vacation, was a carefully orchestrated display of soft power during a time of geopolitical tension.

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Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Sites Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

UNESCO added three Cambodian Khmer Rouge sites—Tuol Sleng prison, M-13 prison, and Choeung Ek execution grounds—to its World Heritage list on July 28th, 2024, marking the regime's 50th anniversary and memorializing the estimated 1.7 million Cambodians killed during its 1975-1979 reign.

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Cambodia Marks 50th Anniversary of Khmer Rouge Genocide

Cambodia marked the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's four-year reign of terror, which killed approximately 1.7 million people; a ceremony at Choeung Ek, a site of mass killings, was attended by 2,000 people, including students who reenacted the atrocities.

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Xi's Cambodia Visit: Strengthening Ties Amidst Economic and Historical Complexities

Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day state visit to Cambodia, concluding a Southeast Asian tour, aims to strengthen bilateral ties and economic cooperation, focusing on trade amidst high US tariffs and Cambodia's historical ties to China's support for the Khmer Rouge.

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Khmer Rouge Takeover of Phnom Penh: A Genocide's 50th Anniversary

The Khmer Rouge's April 17, 1975, takeover of Phnom Penh initiated a Cambodian genocide resulting in approximately 2 million deaths (a quarter of the population) within four years due to their communist ideology and brutal regime.

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UNESCO Expands World Heritage List with Bavarian Castles, Ancient Sites

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee added four King Ludwig II Bavarian castles, Carnac's megaliths, and Minoan palaces to its list, bringing Germany's total to 55 sites, aiming to balance tourism with preservation after a Dresden site's removal in 2009 for violating preservation rules.

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UNESCO Designates Khmer Rouge Killing Sites as World Heritage Sites

Three Cambodian sites used by the Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution centers from 1975-1979, resulting in an estimated 1.7 million deaths, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on the 50th anniversary of the regime's rise to power.

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Khmer Rouge's 1975 Phnom Penh Seizure Initiates Cambodian Genocide

The Khmer Rouge's April 17, 1975, takeover of Phnom Penh initiated a four-year genocide claiming nearly two million lives, resulting from an extreme ideology that led to mass expulsion, forced labor, and the systematic destruction of Cambodian society.

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Xi Jinping Visits Cambodia Amidst Trade Tensions and Historical Sensitivities

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia for a two-day state visit, aiming to strengthen ties amid Cambodia's high US tariffs and the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's rise to power.

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Unexploded Grenade Kills Two Toddlers in Cambodia

A rocket-propelled grenade, estimated to be over 25 years old, exploded in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, killing two 2-year-old cousins on Saturday while their parents worked in a former battlefield.

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