Save the Children says as more refugees from Myanmar arrive in Bangladesh, they face the risk of dying from a lack of food, water and supplies. One million Rohingya Muslims are expected to seek shelter by the end of the year.
As Organization of Islamic Cooperation members attend the science and technology event in Astana, Turkey's president asks Muslim countries to "use every means available" to stop the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
The UN says about 270,000 Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar have sought refuge in Bangladesh in the past two weeks, stretching aid efforts.
Muslim-majority countries put pressure on Myanmar to solve Rohingya crisis as the UN warns of ethnic cleansing and regional destabilisation.
The request to cooperate against members of ARSA militia group comes as the military continues to persecute Rohingya Muslims.
At least seven people were killed and 50 injured by Cyclone Mora in southeast Bangladesh, the chief administrator of Cox's Bazar district Mohammad Ali Hussain said.
Authorities say they evacuated nearly 600,000 people from vulnerable areas before the storm hit the coastal district.
The government says the refugees would have "better access to humanitarian assistance" if they are relocated to the island that rights groups and local officials have described as 'uninhabitable.'
Thomas Mair was sentenced to life in prison for killing Jo Cox, the Labor Party parliamentarian who supported keeping Britain in the EU.
The 52-year-old suspect, who lived close to the scene where Cox was killed, is described by his neighbours as a quiet loner with a passion for gardening.
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