The US has targeted six officials it says oversaw efforts to block humanitarian aid deliveries into Venezuela. Meanwhile, Venezuela's vice president got a warm Russian welcome in Moscow.

The Dutch military provide aid to the Dutch side of the Saint Martin island in the Caribbean after Hurricane Irma killed five and left a trail of destruction behind.

Aid organisations in South Sudan have sounded warnings about severe food shortages because of the civil war in rural areas. Government ministers say the fighting is only temporary.

The UN has warned of escalating ethnic violence in South Sudan, as renewed fighting forces thousands to flee their homes in Unity State.

Four days into a ceasefire in Syria, how effective has the truce been and what has been achieved?

24 people have been killed in a barrel bomb attack on a funeral procession in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The UN Special Envoy for Syria is pushing for a ceasefire agreement that would mean aid deliveries could get through to the city.

The Nigerian government and aid agencies are stepping up the delivery of food in areas devastated by the armed group Boko Haram. Hundreds of people have already died from malnutrition.

Aid arrives in coastal towns damaged by Ecuador's deadly earthquake, which has killed at least 480 people.