In the past 24 hours, 75 bodies and 370 wounded were received at hospitals.
Mr Zhang stressed the importance of reinforcing the Communist Party’s absolute leadership over the armed forces.
Foreign minister Penny Wong said this marks the first time since World War II that Canberra has expelled an ambassador.
“We will not join this initiative,” Mr Merz stated during a joint news conference with Mr Carney.
WHO has renewed its call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli air strikes on the Nasser Hospital.
Road accidents have left about 100 dead over the past week in Afghanistan, with the deadliest registered in the western city of Herat.
Mr Garcia’s notice of removal revealed that he could be deported to Uganda as soon as Wednesday unless his lawyer approaches the court for “withholding of removal”.
The Palestinian local media reported that emergency workers were also among the dead.
Israel still has troops stationed at five posts in southern Lebanon, and the Israeli military continues to carry out attacks in the country on an almost daily basis.
During the past two months, the monsoon season caused widespread destruction across Himachal Pradesh, the statement said.