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In our news wrap Friday, evidence is growing that an explosion rocked a dam in southern Ukraine before it collapsed, smoky skies partially cleared in Washington, New York and much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, flooding swamped part of China's southwest after days of heavy rain and ethnic clashes in South Sudan killed more than 20 people at a U.N. camp that's taking in war refugees from Sudan. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A heavy pall of polluted air still blankets much of the eastern U.S and it may not dissipate for days as fires in Canada send vast curtains of smoke south. The bad air has officials warning that breathing it can be hazardous to your health. It's also scrambling schedules from airports to schools to the White House. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Ukraine says Russian shelling disrupted rescue efforts for victims of the dam collapse, the Biden administration dismissed reports that Cuba may let China set up an electronic eavesdropping base on the island, Taiwan scrambled fighter jets as Chinese warplanes flew near the island and a man in France stabbed four children and two adults at a playground in the Alps. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden hosted British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the White House Thursday. It was Suank's first Oval Office visit since taking office last fall. The two leaders discussed continued support for Ukraine and the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A report released by the United Nations Children's Fund contains an appalling statistic. Each day, 20 children are killed or maimed in conflicts around the world. Thousands more have been abducted, recruited into armed conflicts and subjected to sexual violence in global conflicts over the last two decades. Amna Nawaz discussed the report with UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, a former top aide testified before a federal grand jury about classified documents at former President Trump's Florida estate, a teenager in Virginia was arraigned in a shooting that killed two people and wounded five after a high school graduation, Pope Francis is recovering after undergoing abdominal surgery and CNN fired its embattled CEO after a year on the job. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Floods are inundating vast swaths of southern Ukraine and rescue and salvage efforts are underway as the waters keep rising. Tuesday's dam collapse unleashed a humanitarian and ecological disaster in a nation already suffering from 16 months of war. Geoff Bennett discussed the ongoing rescue and relief efforts with Ewan Watson of the International Committee of the Red Cross. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Water is pouring through a giant gap in a dam in southern Ukraine. It gave way early Tuesday morning, forcing thousands of people to flee and touching off competing claims about the cause. Ukraine accused the Russians of blowing up the dam. Moscow claimed that Ukrainian shelling caused the rupture. Neither side offered any direct evidence, but the results were catastrophic. Amna Nawaz reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, lawyers for Ukraine branded Russia a terrorist state before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Atlanta's city council approved funding for a police and firefighter training center that sparked protests, Republican discontent with the debt ceiling deal spilled over at the U.S. Capitol and French painter Françoise Gilot died at a hospital in Manhattan. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The PGA Tour is merging with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf. The stunning announcement ends months of bitter legal fights between the rival groups. The PGA says the move will unify the game of golf, but critics and human rights activists argue the merger will stain the legacy of the tour, given LIV's ties to the Saudi royal family. Amna Nawaz discussed the move with Brendan Quinn of The Athletic. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, climate change-driving CO2 reached a new record level in the Earth's atmosphere this spring according to new data. Survivors demanded answers in the train crash that killed 275 people in India and ground assaults in Ukraine may signal the beginning of a long-rumored counter offensive against Russian forces. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Sunday, a Russian missile killed a child and injured many others in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, nearly 80 schoolgirls were poisoned at two schools in Afghanistan, India says a signaling system error led to Friday's train crash, Israel's prime minister called Saturday's shootout on its border with Egypt a terrorist attack, and a body was recovered from a collapsed Iowa apartment. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, Biden signed the bipartisan deal to suspend the debt limit and avoid a potentially catastrophic default, three Israeli troops and an Egyptian officer died in an unusual shootout on the Israel-Egypt border, more than 280 people died in India's worst train crash in over two decades, and a federal judge struck down a Tennessee law that targeted drag shows. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, the Biden administration says the U.S. will not build more nuclear weapons to counter Russia and will adhere to limits under the 2010 New START Treaty, former Vice President Mike Pence will not face criminal charges over classified material found at his home in Indiana and the U.S. Army's Fort Bragg shed its Confederate name Friday and is now Fort Liberty. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For over a year, attention has focused on Russia's invasion and attacks inside Ukraine. But in recent weeks, the war has expanded to attacks inside Russia. Friday, the Kremlin reported further explosions and incursions in its homeland as pro-Ukrainian proxy forces step up raids. Geoff Bennett discussed the attacks with Jennifer Cafarella of the Institute for the Study of War. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders