Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand escalated along their contested border on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian neighbours both said they would not back down in defending their sovereignty.

With each side blaming the other for starting Monday's renewed clashes, it was unclear how or if the fragile ceasefire agreement that they signed in October will hold or not.

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