Kuala Lumpur – www.israelhayom.com https://www.israelhayom.com israelhayom english website Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:25:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.israelhayom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-G_rTskDu_400x400-32x32.jpg Kuala Lumpur – www.israelhayom.com https://www.israelhayom.com 32 32 Trump dances, brokers peace deal in first day of Asia tour https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/10/26/trump-malaysia-asia-cambodia-thailand-peace-accord/ https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/10/26/trump-malaysia-asia-cambodia-thailand-peace-accord/#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2025 05:12:54 +0000 https://www.israelhayom.com/?p=1097641 US President Donald Trump has arrived in Malaysia for a week of high-stakes diplomacy, CNN reports. His first act was overseeing a peace accord signing between Cambodia and Thailand. The trip also includes preparations for a crucial meeting with China's Xi Jinping amid new trade tensions. Southeast Asian leaders, including Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim, praised Trump, with Cambodia's Hun Manet reiterating his Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Trump's role in the July ceasefire. (407 characters)

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]]> US President Donald Trump landed in Malaysia for a week of discussions with Asian leaders, including visits to Japan and South Korea, CNN reported. Upon arriving in Kuala Lumpur for his first trip to the region since January, Trump oversaw the signing of a peace agreement between leaders from Cambodia and Thailand, building on an earlier truce. Upon arriving in Malaysia, Trump provided an impromptu dance to the honor guard, to the delight of his hosts.

Video: Trump dances in Malaysian / Credit: Reuters

US President Donald Trump gestures to Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)

A forthcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is considered high-stakes as new trade measures strain US-China relations, CNN noted. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed to reporters that preparatory talks have "set the stage for the leaders' meeting," according to CNN. Before this trip, Trump also increased tariffs on Canada and discussed peace efforts in Gaza and Ukraine.

CNN's Ivan Watson analyzed the signing ceremony, which CNN's Simone McCarthy reported took on a lighter tone as Southeast Asian leaders praised and gently ribbed President Trump.

"I was in prison, but you almost got there," Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim remarked, CNN reported, referencing shared experiences. Anwar, who faced charges he claims were political, noted Trump was "delighted to break the rules" to offer him a ride, adding, "It was a nice ride." Trump was convicted last year on felony charges, which he disputes.

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet restated his Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Trump regarding his role in resolving the July conflict, CNN mentioned. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul also thanked Trump for his "personal dedication" to peace, CNN reported. A July 28 ceasefire was brokered after Trump warned both sides he would withhold trade deals if fighting continued.

Trump maintained a light mood at the Sunday event, CNN reported. He recalled handling the July conflict via phone from his Scotland golf resort. "I said, this is much more important than playing a round of golf, so we sat there all day long, making phone calls," he stated, according to CNN. "You cost me very good entertainment… but this is much more fun for me… because you're saving people."

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