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In our news wrap Monday, the State Department says Vladimir Putin's appointment of a new defense minister shows his 'desperation' to sustain his invasion of Ukraine, smoke from wildfires in Canada prompted health warnings in parts of the Midwest and major U.S. airlines are suing the Department of Transportation over a rule requiring them to clearly disclose added fees. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The United Nations says more than 360,000 Gazans who fled to Rafah have now been forced to flee again as Israeli troops attack sectors of the city in a bid to rout Hamas. Also in Rafah, the first foreign U.N. staff member was killed by Israeli troops. More than 100 Palestinian U.N. staff have been killed since Oct. 7. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli forces are again fighting Hamas in an area of northern Gaza that the military had previously cleared, Russia says a 10-story apartment building in the border city of Belgorod partially collapsed under Ukrainian shelling, the first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died, and filmmaker Roger Corman has died at age 98. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The war in Ukraine has upended the lives of millions of people. It's also disrupted the lives of an untold number of animals, both pets and zoo animals. An upcoming episode of Nature on PBS, "Saving the Animals of Ukraine," documents how war-torn Ukrainians are reclaiming humanity by rescuing animals. John Yang speaks with director Anton Ptushkin about the film. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, Israel issued more evacuation orders forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee Rafah, Russian forces took control of five villages outside Kharkiv amid a renewed offensive in Ukraine's northeast, flash floods in Afghanistan, Brazil and Kenya have killed hundreds of people, and unusually strong solar storms are producing brilliant northern lights on Earth. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A highly anticipated report from the State Department concludes that the U.S. may continue to send weapons to Israel despite apparent Israeli violations of international humanitarian law. The long-awaited report comes just two days after the president said he would suspend a shipment of bombs to Israel as it surges forces around Rafah. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders