From left, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, stands next to his father Hun Sen, former prime minister, Kong Sam Ol, Minister of the Royal Palace, and Sar Kheng, former interior minister, during the country's 70th Independence Day, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. The country gained independence from France on Nov. 9, 1953. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)