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The junta assault on Lay Kay Kaw has met fierce resistance from insurgents and armed civilian groups who are outgunned but have morale and public support on their side.
Some 5,000 villagers have crossed the border and about 10,000 are displaced in the area as the regime intensifies its offensives near the Thai border in Karen State.
At least 18 have been killed and eight captured in fighting with the KNLA and PDF groups in the Karen State town over the past week.
Pedro Jarque Krebs's breathtaking shot of two Bornean orangutans cuddling lovingly is a masterclass in photography - and won the The Revealing Nature Category category.
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Police have dramatically escalated violence against coup protesters in Myanmar as UN condemns violence One video shows a pro-democracy protester being shot dead at point-blank range by police in the street Another shows armed officers brutally beating volunteer medics after they treated protesters on Wednesday 38 protesters shot dead across Myanmar in bloodiest day since the coup as generals try to stamp out dissent Nevertheless, demonstrators returned to the streets on Thursday to mourn those who were killed Five low-flying military fighter jets buzzed over the...