The United Nations and Bangladesh questioned claims by Mynamar that the Rohingya refugee repatriation process had started, reports CNN.

A statement released on Saturday by Myanmar claiming that it had repatriated the first Rohingya family from refugees who fled to Bangladesh, was refuted by both the UN and Bangladesh.

A former SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp has been charged with accessory to murder and genocide by German prosecutors, reports the Independent.

Over 300,000 people marched in Barcelona demanding the release of Catalan political leaders, reports Deutsche Welle.

A series of street lamps commemorating victims of the 1915-1917 Armenian genocide has been unveiled in Geneva.

The series called “streetlights of memory” was unveiled on Friday.

The Armenian ambassador to the UN in Geneva said “it’s a monument that says that this must never happen again.”

With Turkey still denying responsibility for the genocide, Turkish groups in Switzerland slammed the decision to allow the construction of the memorials.

Dozens of protestors rallied in Indonesia this month, to begin a series of demonstrations demanding self-determination for West Papua and the closure of one of the world’s leading mine companies.

Demonstrators from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) protested in front of the offices of PT Freeport, calling for the mining company and the Indonesian military to evacuate areas where it is causing environmental damage.

The UN Security Council has rejected a resolution, proposed by Russia, to condemn strikes on Syria by the US, UK and France.

The resolution gained only three votes in its favour - from Russia, China and Bolivia. Meanwhile eight member states voted against the resolution and four abstained.

China and India have distanced themselves from the strikes carried out on Syria by the US, UK and France, with the Chinese government saying the strikes violated international law.

The European Union on Saturday warned of fresh economic sanctions, should Syria continue to use chemical weapons.

It further called on all countries, “notably Russia and Iran, to use their influence to prevent any further use of chemical weapons, notably by the Syrian regime.”

The EU last imposed sanctions on Syria in July 2017 and March 2018.

The statement came shortly after US, UK and French forces struck Syria with over 100 missiles.

The President of the Philippines has apologised to Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi for saying genocide was taking placing in Myanmar.

President Duterte said last week that his country would provide sanctuary for Ronhingya muslims fleeing “genocide”, angering the Myanmar government.

However the president has since clarified his remarks as being aimed at the West’s refusal to take in refugees.

Myanmar’s government expressed “serious concern” over the International Criminal Court prosecutor seeking jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh, reports Reuters.

The US, UK and France launched air strikes targeting an Syrian army base early on Saturday morning reports Reuters.

The strikes, in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens last weekend, marked the international community’s biggest intervention since the start of the 7 year war in Syria.

The United States claimed on Friday that the Syrian government has launched at least 50 chemical weapons attacks since violence broke out in the region 7 years ago, as tensions with Russia sharply increased.

The claim comes after an attack in Douma earlier this month which killed dozens of people. The US, UK and France  have all blamed the Syrian regime, led by president Bashar al-Assad.

The Palestinian health ministry said that a 28 year old man has died after being shot by Israeli troops as protests continued along the Gaza-Israel border for  a third consecutive week.

The Israeli military confirmed that at least 10,000 people demonstrated in five locations on Friday, describing the protests as “rioting”.

US President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday of imminent military action in Syria in response to confirmed chemical weapons usage in Douma.

The US president, on social media, said that missiles “will be coming” whilst criticising Russia’s support to the Assad regime.