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Pope Francis arrived in Myanmar on Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing global criticism for the ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority.
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Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed a deal to repatriate Rohingya Muslims who had fled a violent crackdown by Burmese forces in Rakhine state which has been described as "ethnic cleansing".
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States holds Myanmar's military leadership "accountable" for the Rohingya refugee crisis, drawing a distinction with Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government.
Neil Prakash, who was detained one year ago inside Turkey close to the Syrian border, said he regretted his involvement with Islamic State group after seeing its "true face".
Social media giant Facebook has been removing posts by Rohingya activists documenting the ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority in Myanmar, activists claim.
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The situation in Myanmar is a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing", the United Nations rights chief has said.
Rohingya insurgents declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis in northwest Myanmar.
Iran's Red Crescent said it has prepared an aid package for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims as they flee a crackdown by security forces, local media reported.
Turkey is set to begin the first foreign deliveries of aid on Wednesday to Rohingya Muslims fleeing unrest in north-western Myanmar, a presidential spokesman said.
°®Âþµº has seen a series of videos of civilians killed and villages burned in Myanmar's Muslim-majority state, allegedly at the hands of the country's armed forces.