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The United States asks Israel to provide answers and ensure safe aid delivery after dozens were killed in a scramble for aid in Gaza. "We have been in touch with the Israeli government since early this morning and understand that an investigation is underway. We will be monitoring that investigation closely and pressing for answers," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
New South Wales state premier Chris Minns speaks from the site of a bus crash that killed 10 people as it ferried guests from a wedding. The toll may yet rise, with 25 passenders rushed to hospital. "To think that people came together today to experience a day of joy and instead have been met with undeniable despair, is truly shocking," Minns said. SOUNDBITE
The White House says that there will be "likely many deaths" after an explosion destroyed a large dam in Ukraine. "We've been closely monitoring the impacts of that destruction which has triggered massive flooding in Ukraine and resulted in the evacuation of at the very least thousands of Ukrainians," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's motorcade arrives at the prosecutor's office in Lima, where she is due to testify about the work of the security forces during the latest anti-government demonstrations, which left more than 50 dead. IMAGES
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus estimates the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 to be "at least 20 million", well above the official number reported to WHO of "almost seven million deaths". SOUNDBITE
Security guard outside a prison in Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, where six inmates were found hanged in their cells, according to prison authorities. The Guayaquil prison complex has been the site of Ecuador's worst jail massacres in recent years caused by gang rivalries. IMAGES