Myanmar junta suspends aid to cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state.

Myanmar's ruling junta has suspended humanitarian access to western Rakhine state, where more than a million vulnerable people are in urgent need of aid a month after Cyclone Mocha devastated the region, according to the United Nations. The decision has paralyzed the humanitarian response to the cyclone and crippled life-saving aid distributions to storm-hit communities. The UN has had "significant engagement" with Naypyidaw and regional officials, but the initial approval for distribution and transportation plans and additional travel authorization was rescinded, pending further clearances.