Live breaking news: World pleads with military as Myanmar coup continues, WHO on alert after Ebola outbreak

Disturbing images have been released overnight after an ongoing military coup prompted a number of world leaders to step in.

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Myanmar's ongoing military coup has caught the world's attention, with several leaders pleading with the army to release its detainees. Meanwhile in West Africa, WHO officials are on high alert after a resurgence of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea.

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