Choppers collide

in New Jersey

HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) — Officials say two helicopters have crashed midair in southern New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and leaving another critically injured. Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said rescuers responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11:25 a.m. on Sunday. Video from the scene shows a helicopter spinning rapidly to the ground. Police and fire crews subsequently extinguished flames that engulfed one of the helicopters. One person was killed and another was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Friel said the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the crash.

Diplomats

meet in China

BEIJING (AP) — Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have started talks in China to address their border dispute. The meeting comes after a new ceasefire was signed, halting weeks of fighting that killed over 100 people and displaced more than half a million.

The talks, mediated by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, aim to ensure a lasting peace. China, along with the U.S. and Malaysia, seeks to mediate the crisis.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold trade privileges unless a ceasefire is maintained.

China has also announced emergency aid for Cambodia and expressed readiness to support ongoing dialogue.

Myanmar holds

an election

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election. The polls are being held under military rule amid a civil war.

Final results will not be known until after two more rounds of voting are completed in January. The first phase was held on Sunday. It’s widely expected that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing will assume the presidency. The general led the ouster of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021.

Critics argue the election is a facade to legitimize military control under the pretense of civilian rule. The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is the heavy favorite to take power.