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$AT @APRO_Oracle REFERS TO A CRYPTOCURRENCY TOKEN (AT) ASSOCIATED WITH A DATA ORACLE PROTOCOL ON BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS. IT SUPPLIES REAL-WORLD DATA FOR APPLICATIONS LIKE DEFI, RWAS, AI, AND PREDICTION MARKETS, INTEGRATING WITH OVER 40 CHAINS AND OFFERING MORE THAN 1,400 DATA FEEDS.
KEY STATS
CURRENT PRICE STANDS AT $0.1595 USD, WITH A 24-HOUR TRADING VOLUME OF $56.67 MILLION AND A MARKET CAP OF $39.81 MILLION. CIRCULATING SUPPLY IS 250 MILLION AT OUT OF A TOTAL 1 BILLION. FULLY DILUTED VALUATION REACHES $159.27 MILLION.
PROTOCOL FEATURES
APRO USES MACHINE LEARNING FOR DATA VALIDATION AND SOURCING, BACKED BY INVESTORS LIKE POLYCHAIN CAPITAL, FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, AND YZI LABS. IT ENABLES SMART CONTRACTS TO ACCESS ASSET PRICING, PREDICTION SETTLEMENTS, AND PROTOCOL TRIGGERS SECURELY.
OTHER CONTEXTS
APRO ALSO DENOTES SOFTWARE FIRMS LIKE APRO SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS FOR ORACLE ERP INTEGRATIONS OR APRO SOFTWARE FOR AI/WEB APPS, PLUS HISTORICAL USES LIKE A UFO RESEARCH GROUP. IN CRYPTO CONTEXTS RELEVANT TO YOUR INTERESTS, THE ORACLE TOKEN ALIGNS WITH BLOCKCHAIN DATA NEEDS.
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APRO BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE INTEGRATES WITH DEFI PLATFORMS BY DELIVERING SECURE, REAL-TIME OFF-CHAIN DATA—SUCH AS PRICE FEEDS—TO SMART CONTRACTS VIA DECENTRALIZED NODES AND AI-ENHANCED VALIDATION. IT SUPPORTS LENDING, BORROWING, YIELD FARMING, DEXS, AND DERIVATIVES THROUGH BOTH PUSH (CONTINUOUS UPDATES) AND PULL (ON-DEMAND) DATA MODELS, MINIMIZING RISKS LIKE LIQUIDATIONS AND PRICE MANIPULATION.
INTEGRATION PROCESS
DEVELOPERS USE APRO’S SDKS, DOCUMENTATION, AND APIS FOR SEAMLESS INTEGRATION INTO DAPPS ACROSS 40+ CHAINS, INCLUDING ETHEREUM, BNB CHAIN, APTOS, SOLANA, AND POLYGON. DECENTRALIZED NODES FETCH DATA OFF-CHAIN, APPLY MACHINE LEARNING FOR ANOMALY DETECTION AND CONSENSUS, THEN VERIFY THE RESULTS ON-CHAIN BEFORE DATA DELIVERY. THIS LAYERED ARCHITECTURE ENSURES LOW LATENCY, HIGH ACCURACY, AND COST EFFICIENCY.
DEFI USE CASES
LENDING / BORROWING: PROVIDES PRECISE COLLATERAL PRICING TO PREVENT UNDERCOLLATERALIZATION AND SUPPORT STABLE, CAPITAL-EFFICIENT LOANS.
TRADING / PERPETUALS: SUPPLIES ULTRA-FAST PRICE UPDATES FOR DEXS AND DERIVATIVES, ENABLING REAL-TIME TRADE EXECUTION AND FAIR FUNDING RATES.
YIELD FARMING / RWAS: DELIVERS RELIABLE DATA FOR TOKENIZED REAL-WORLD ASSETS, PREDICTION MARKETS, AND CROSS-CHAIN LIQUIDITY, POWERED BY 1,400+ DATA FEEDS.
KEY ADVANTAGES
MULTI-CHAIN INTEROPERABILITY ENABLES SYNCHRONIZED DATA ACROSS ECOSYSTEMS, WHILE STAKING AT TOKENS SECURES THE NETWORK AND INCENTIVIZES VALIDATORS. TRUSTED BY PROJECTS ON APTOS, CORE, AND BABYLON, APRO DRIVES ORGANIC ADOPTION THROUGH RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, AND PERFORMANCE—NOT HYPE. @APRO_Oracle
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MICHAEL SAYLOR SPARKED MARKET ANTICIPATION SUNDAY BY POSTING HIS CRYPTIC “BACK TO ORANGE” SIGNAL, HISTORICALLY A PRECURSOR TO STRATEGY ANNOUNCING SUBSTANTIAL BITCOIN PURCHASES. MARKET WATCHERS EXPECT THE COMPANY TO DISCLOSE ITS LATEST ACQUISITION MONDAY MORNING AT 8:00 AM ET, FOLLOWING A PATTERN OF WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THE SIGNAL COMES AS STRATEGY, THE WORLD'S LARGEST CORPORATE BITCOIN HOLDER, PAUSED PURCHASES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS DURING THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 21. INSTEAD OF BUYING BITCOIN, THE COMPANY RAISED $748 MILLION THROUGH STOCK SALES TO BOLSTER ITS CASH RESERVES TO $2.2 BILLION, DESIGNATED FOR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS AND DEBT OBLIGATIONS.
THE PAUSE FOLLOWED TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF AGGRESSIVE ACCUMULATION, INCLUDING A $980 MILLION PURCHASE OF 10,645 BITCOIN BETWEEN DECEMBER 8–14 AT AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $92,098 PER COIN.
SAYLOR’S “ORANGE DOTS” HAVE BECOME SHORTHAND WITHIN THE CRYPTO COMMUNITY FOR STRATEGY’S BITCOIN PURCHASES, REFERENCING MARKERS THE COMPANY USES ON PUBLICLY SHARED CHARTS TO INDICATE EACH TREASURY ADDITION. THE PHRASE “BACK TO ORANGE” APPEARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA DECEMBER 27, TYPICALLY SIGNALING RENEWED ACCUMULATION AFTER THE COMPANY’S BRIEF HIATUS.
PAST POSTS USING SIMILAR LANGUAGE HAVE COINCIDED WITH SHARP MARKET REACTIONS, INCLUDING A DECEMBER RALLY FROM BELOW $88,000 TO ABOVE $91,000 WITHIN HOURS.
AS OF DECEMBER 14, STRATEGY HOLDS 671,268 BITCOIN ACQUIRED FOR $50.33 BILLION, REFLECTING AN AVERAGE PURCHASE PRICE OF $74,972 PER COIN. WITH BITCOIN TRADING AROUND $87,800 ON DECEMBER 28, THE COMPANY’S HOLDINGS REPRESENT AN UNREALIZED GAIN DESPITE RECENT MARKET VOLATILITY THAT SAW THE CRYPTOCURRENCY FALL ROUGHLY 30% FROM ITS PEAK.
NOT EVERYONE SHARES SAYLOR’S OPTIMISM. CANADIAN BILLIONAIRE FRANK GIUSTRA RECENTLY SUGGESTED STRATEGY MIGHT BE FORCED TO “UNWIND” ITS BITCOIN STACK TO REPAY LOANS, WARNING THAT “IF IT DOES, IT WILL CAUSE A REAL SELL-OFF IN BITCOIN”.
CRITICS ALSO NOTE THAT STRATEGY’S RECENT MAMMOTH PURCHASES HAVE FAILED TO SIGNIFICANTLY LIFT BITCOIN’S PRICE, AS LARGE PORTIONS OCCUR OVER-THE-COUNTER AND DON’T IMMEDIATELY IMPACT SPOT PRICES.
STRATEGY’S STOCK HAS DECLINED APPROXIMATELY 50% SINCE MID-OCTOBER WHILE BITCOIN FELL 30% DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THE COMPANY MAINTAINS $37.6 BILLION IN AVAILABLE CAPACITY FOR FURTHER STOCK ISSUANCES AS PART OF ITS ONGOING CAPITAL-RAISING STRATEGY, SUGGESTING CONTINUED APPETITE FOR BITCOIN ACCUMULATION REGARDLESS OF SHORT-TERM MARKET PRESSURES.
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STRATEGY, THE COMPANY FORMERLY KNOWN AS MICROSTRATEGY, IS CONFRONTING MOUNTING FINANCIAL PRESSURES AS ITS MASSIVE BITCOIN HOLDINGS AND AGGRESSIVE DEBT STRUCTURE EXPOSE THE FIRM TO SIGNIFICANT COLLAPSE RISKS, WITH ANALYSTS WARNING OF POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC MARKET CONSEQUENCES IF THE COMPANY FAILS.
THE TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA-BASED FIRM HOLDS 671,268 BITCOIN—MORE THAN 3.2% OF ALL BITCOIN IN CIRCULATION—VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $59 BILLION AS OF LATE DECEMBER 2025. YET ITS MARKET CAPITALIZATION STANDS AT JUST $45 BILLION, REFLECTING INVESTOR CONCERNS ABOUT THE COMPANY'S $8.2 BILLION IN CONVERTIBLE DEBT, $7.5 BILLION IN PREFERRED STOCK, AND $779 MILLION IN ANNUAL INTEREST AND DIVIDEND OBLIGATIONS.

WITH BITCOIN TRADING AROUND $87,300 ON DECEMBER 27 AND STRATEGY'S AVERAGE ACQUISITION COST AT APPROXIMATELY $74,972 PER COIN, THE COMPANY MAINTAINS A NARROW BUFFER. STRATEGY'S STOCK HAS PLUMMETED ROUGHLY 50% SINCE OCTOBER, WHEN BITCOIN PEAKED NEAR $126,000.

THE COMPANY FACES AN IMMINENT THREAT FROM MSCI, THE INFLUENTIAL INDEX PROVIDER, WHICH IS CONSIDERING EXCLUDING STRATEGY AND OTHER "DIGITAL ASSET TREASURY" COMPANIES FROM ITS GLOBAL BENCHMARKS. MSCI WILL ANNOUNCE ITS DECISION ON JANUARY 15, 2026.

JPMORGAN ESTIMATES THAT MSCI EXCLUSION ALONE COULD TRIGGER $2.8 BILLION IN FORCED OUTFLOWS FROM PASSIVE FUNDS, POTENTIALLY RISING TO $8.8 BILLION IF OTHER INDEX PROVIDERS FOLLOW SUIT. STRATEGY CEO PHONG LE AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN MICHAEL SAYLOR WARNED IN A LETTER TO MSCI THAT SUCH EXCLUSION WOULD "DEPRIVE THESE COMPANIES OF ABOUT $15 TRILLION IN PASSIVE INVESTMENTS" AND "CHILL" THE INDUSTRY.

IN RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS, STRATEGY HAS SHIFTED TO DEFENSIVE MODE. THE COMPANY RAISED ITS CASH RESERVES TO $2.19 BILLION AS OF DECEMBER 21 AND PAUSED BITCOIN PURCHASES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS. "ESTABLISHING A USD RESERVE TO COMPLEMENT OUR BTC RESERVE MARKS THE NEXT STEP IN OUR EVOLUTION," SAYLOR STATED.

MULTIPLE ANALYSTS HAVE COMPARED STRATEGY'S POTENTIAL COLLAPSE TO FTX'S 2022 IMPLOSION, WITH SOME WARNING THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE WORSE. "UNLIKE FTX, WHICH WAS AN EXCHANGE, MICROSTRATEGY IS A CRUCIAL HOLDER OF BITCOIN'S SUPPLY," ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS FROM BEINCRYPTO. A FORCED LIQUIDATION COULD SEVERELY IMPACT BITCOIN'S PRICE AND TRIGGER A CASCADING EFFECT THROUGHOUT CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKETS.

ANALYSTS ESTIMATE A 10–20% PROBABILITY OF STRATEGY'S COLLAPSE BY 2026 IF BITCOIN EXPERIENCES A PROLONGED DOWNTURN. THE COMPANY COULD FACE INSOLVENCY IF BITCOIN DROPS BELOW $13,000, THOUGH SUCH A SCENARIO IS NOT CONSIDERED IMMINENT.

"WE CAN SELL BITCOIN AND WE WOULD SELL BITCOIN IF WE NEEDED TO FUND OUR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS BELOW 1X MNAV," CEO LE ACKNOWLEDGED IN A DECEMBER PODCAST—A REMARKABLE ADMISSION FOR A COMPANY BUILT ON THE PREMISE OF INDEFINITELY HOLDING BITCOIN. AS OF DECEMBER 23, STRATEGY'S MARKET-IMPLIED NET ASSET VALUE STOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 1.1.

DESPITE THE MOUNTING PRESSURES, SAYLOR HAS MAINTAINED HIS CHARACTERISTICALLY BULLISH STANCE. IN A RECENT PODCAST APPEARANCE, HE PREDICTED BITCOIN COULD REACH $1 MILLION PER COIN WHEN STRATEGY ACQUIRES 5% OF BITCOIN'S TOTAL SUPPLY, AND $10 MILLION WHEN IT REACHES 7%.
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MORE THAN DOUBLE IN VALUE. TRADING AT $79.70 ON DECEMBER 26 BEFORE SETTLING AROUND $78.65 ON DECEMBER 27, ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK COMMODITY EXCHANGE, SILVER HAS DELIVERED ONE OF ITS STRONGEST ANNUAL PERFORMANCES SINCE 1979. THE METAL'S 158% GAIN IN 2025 HAS FAR OUTPACED GOLD'S 72% RISE, PROMPTING ANALYSTS TO PREDICT THAT SILVER COULD REACH THE PSYCHOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT $100 MARK BY THE END OF 2026.
THE RALLY REFLECTS A RARE CONVERGENCE OF SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS AND SURGING INDUSTRIAL DEMAND. GLOBAL SILVER DEMAND EXCEEDED SUPPLY FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN 2024, CREATING A STRUCTURAL MARKET DEFICIT OF 148.9 MILLION OUNCES, DATA FROM THE SILVER INSTITUTE SHOWED. INDUSTRIAL CONSUMPTION HIT A RECORD 680.5 MILLION OUNCES IN 2024, DRIVEN BY EXPANDING USE IN SOLAR PANELS, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, SEMICONDUCTORS, AND DATA CENTERS.
THE TIGHTENING PHYSICAL MARKET HAS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMODITY ANALYSTS. “SILVER HAS BEEN IN A MULTI-YEAR SUPPLY DEFICIT; GLOBAL MINE OUTPUT HAS LAGGED DEMAND, AND ABOVE-GROUND INVENTORIES ARE DECLINING,” SAID JIGAR TRIVEDI, SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST AT RELIANCE SECURITIES. THE SILVER INSTITUTE EXPECTS THE MARKET TO REMAIN IN DEFICIT THROUGH 2025, MARKING FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF SUPPLY SHORTAGES.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS ARE DRIVING MUCH OF THE DEMAND GROWTH. ELECTRIC VEHICLES REQUIRE 25 TO 50 GRAMS OF SILVER PER VEHICLE—67% TO 79% MORE THAN TRADITIONAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES—FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, POWER ELECTRONICS, AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR IS PROJECTED TO CONSUME 261 MILLION OUNCES IN 2025, A 5.5% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, ACCORDING TO BMO CAPITAL MARKETS.
WHILE SOME ANALYSTS SEE $100 SILVER AS INCREASINGLY PLAUSIBLE, FORECASTS FOR 2026 VARY WIDELY. SURENDRA MEHTA, SECRETARY OF THE INDIA BULLION AND JEWELLERS ASSOCIATION, TOLD CNBC THAT SILVER COULD TRADE BETWEEN $95 AND $100 PER OUNCE IN 2026, THOUGH HE WARNED THAT SHARP CORRECTIONS OF 18–20% ARE LIKELY AFTER THE RECENT RALLY. RAVINDER SHARMA, SENIOR COMMODITY RESEARCH ANALYST AT SMC GLOBAL SECURITIES, NOTED THAT “THE PREVAILING CONSENSUS FOR 2026 CURRENTLY PLACES SILVER IN THE RANGE OF $70 TO $85 PER OUNCE,” THOUGH HE ADDED THAT SILVER'S “HIGH-BETA CHARACTERISTICS MEAN THAT ONCE MAJOR RESISTANCE LEVELS ARE BREACHED, PRICE MOVEMENTS TEND TO ACCELERATE MORE RAPIDLY THAN THOSE OF GOLD.”
MORE CONSERVATIVE FORECASTS REMAIN CAUTIOUS. BANK OF AMERICA UPGRADED ITS 2026 SILVER OUTLOOK TO AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $56.25, WITH A PEAK OF $65, WHILE UBS PROJECTS $55 BY MID-2026. THE U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE'S INTEREST RATE POLICY WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE, AS LOWER RATES REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF HOLDING NON-YIELDING ASSETS LIKE SILVER. THE FED CUT RATES BY 0.75 PERCENTAGE POINTS IN 2025, WITH EXPECTATIONS OF AT LEAST TWO MORE CUTS IN 2026

MORE THAN DOUBLE IN VALUE. TRADING AT $79.70 ON DECEMBER 26 BEFORE SETTLING AROUND $78.65 ON DECEMBER 27, ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK COMMODITY EXCHANGE, SILVER HAS DELIVERED ONE OF ITS STRONGEST ANNUAL PERFORMANCES SINCE 1979. THE METAL'S 158% GAIN IN 2025 HAS FAR OUTPACED GOLD'S 72% RISE, PROMPTING ANALYSTS TO PREDICT THAT SILVER COULD REACH THE PSYCHOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT $100 MARK BY THE END OF 2026.

THE RALLY REFLECTS A RARE CONVERGENCE OF SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS AND SURGING INDUSTRIAL DEMAND. GLOBAL SILVER DEMAND EXCEEDED SUPPLY FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN 2024, CREATING A STRUCTURAL MARKET DEFICIT OF 148.9 MILLION OUNCES, DATA FROM THE SILVER INSTITUTE SHOWED. INDUSTRIAL CONSUMPTION HIT A RECORD 680.5 MILLION OUNCES IN 2024, DRIVEN BY EXPANDING USE IN SOLAR PANELS, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, SEMICONDUCTORS, AND DATA CENTERS.

THE TIGHTENING PHYSICAL MARKET HAS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMODITY ANALYSTS. “SILVER HAS BEEN IN A MULTI-YEAR SUPPLY DEFICIT; GLOBAL MINE OUTPUT HAS LAGGED DEMAND, AND ABOVE-GROUND INVENTORIES ARE DECLINING,” SAID JIGAR TRIVEDI, SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST AT RELIANCE SECURITIES. THE SILVER INSTITUTE EXPECTS THE MARKET TO REMAIN IN DEFICIT THROUGH 2025, MARKING FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF SUPPLY SHORTAGES.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS ARE DRIVING MUCH OF THE DEMAND GROWTH. ELECTRIC VEHICLES REQUIRE 25 TO 50 GRAMS OF SILVER PER VEHICLE—67% TO 79% MORE THAN TRADITIONAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES—FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, POWER ELECTRONICS, AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR IS PROJECTED TO CONSUME 261 MILLION OUNCES IN 2025, A 5.5% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, ACCORDING TO BMO CAPITAL MARKETS.

WHILE SOME ANALYSTS SEE $100 SILVER AS INCREASINGLY PLAUSIBLE, FORECASTS FOR 2026 VARY WIDELY. SURENDRA MEHTA, SECRETARY OF THE INDIA BULLION AND JEWELLERS ASSOCIATION, TOLD CNBC THAT SILVER COULD TRADE BETWEEN $95 AND $100 PER OUNCE IN 2026, THOUGH HE WARNED THAT SHARP CORRECTIONS OF 18–20% ARE LIKELY AFTER THE RECENT RALLY. RAVINDER SHARMA, SENIOR COMMODITY RESEARCH ANALYST AT SMC GLOBAL SECURITIES, NOTED THAT “THE PREVAILING CONSENSUS FOR 2026 CURRENTLY PLACES SILVER IN THE RANGE OF $70 TO $85 PER OUNCE,” THOUGH HE ADDED THAT SILVER'S “HIGH-BETA CHARACTERISTICS MEAN THAT ONCE MAJOR RESISTANCE LEVELS ARE BREACHED, PRICE MOVEMENTS TEND TO ACCELERATE MORE RAPIDLY THAN THOSE OF GOLD.
MORE CONSERVATIVE FORECASTS REMAIN CAUTIOUS. BANK OF AMERICA UPGRADED ITS 2026 SILVER OUTLOOK TO AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $56.25, WITH A PEAK OF $65, WHILE UBS PROJECTS $55 BY MID-2026. THE U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE'S INTEREST RATE POLICY WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE, AS LOWER RATES REDUCE THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF HOLDING NON-YIELDING ASSETS LIKE SILVER. THE FED CUT RATES BY 0.75 PERCENTAGE POINTS IN 2025, WITH EXPECTATIONS OF AT LEAST TWO MORE CUTS IN 2026 $XRP #BinanceAlphaAlert $BTC #SECTokenizedStocksPlan #BTCVSGOLD #Silver #cadeaux $ETH

Thailand and Cambodia resumed military negotiations on Christmas Day as their border conflict entered its 18th day, with the death toll reaching 96 and nearly one million people displaced across both nations. The secretary-level talks, held under observation of an ASEAN monitoring team, represent the first direct military dialogue since hostilities erupted on December 7-8.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday urged both countries to implement the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords signed in October, reiterating President Donald Trump's desire for peace during a call with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. "Secretary Rubio further reaffirmed that the United States is prepared to facilitate discussions to ensure peace and stability between Cambodia and Thailand," the State Department said.
The conflict has claimed at least 23 Thai soldiers, one Thai civilian, and 41 Thai civilians as "collateral effects," according to Thai authorities, while Cambodia's Interior Ministry reported 31 civilian deaths. Cambodia has not formally confirmed military casualties, though Prime Minister Hun Manet's Facebook post Wednesday indicated first lady Pich Chanmony attended funeral rites for "soldiers who perished while defending our territory. Nearly 610,000 Cambodians and more than 150,000 Thais remain displaced, according to official figures, with the humanitarian crisis deepening daily. Aid agencies have warned of growing shortages of food, clean water, and medical supplies in temporary shelters

Pope Leo XIV on Christmas Day urged restoration of the "ancient friendship" between Thailand and Cambodia during his Urbi et Orbi address, joining earlier appeals from the Vatican for both nations to "cease fire immediately and resume dialogue". Catholic bishops in both countries have mobilized humanitarian aid through Caritas as the violence spread across seven provinces along the 800-kilometer border.���France expanded its travel advisory on December 24 to encompass additional provinces including Battambang and Banteay Meanchey, where fighting has intensified. Australia advised citizens to reconsider travel within 50-80 kilometers of the border, including popular tourist destinations near Angkor Wat.��The renewed violence follows the collapse of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, signed October 26 with Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as witnesses. Thailand suspended the agreement after several soldiers were injured by a landmine in November, accusing Cambodia of placing new mines—charges Cambodia denied. China also dispatched Special Envoy Deng Xijun for shuttle diplomacy between December 18-23, with both nations expressing willingness to de-escalate.Military talks are scheduled to continue through Friday, potentially paving the way for defense ministers to meet Saturday. The conflict stems from territorial disputes over colonial-era border demarcations and ancient temple ruins along the frontier.