US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has shifted his stance on the Myanmar government’s actions against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country, labeling its actions “ethnic cleansing” in a statement Wednesday. Pope Francis visits Myanmar next week, a delicate trip for the world’s most senior Christian to a majority Buddhist country accused by Washington of the “ethnic cleansing” of Muslim Rohingya people. Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a deal on Thursday paving the way for the possible repatriation of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Rakhine state, officials said, as global pressure mounts over the refugee crisis.