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Nepal flood survivor's family in China relieved after days of anxious waiting

Lu Haitao's family can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the Chinese man's rescue from a tunnel that protected him from the Nepal flooding.

Indonesia cancels flights at Jakarta airport and others as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts

German region votes in election that could bring first far-right state government to power

Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

Mudslide death toll in China rises to 3 after heavy rain from Typhoon Saudel

Immigration

Only in NewsdayTPS will end for Salvadorans on LI and nationwide on Wednesday

People from El Salvador who have Temporary Protected Status, including those on Long Island, will no longer be able to work legally in the United States after Sept. 9.

MORE ON THIS TOPIC'You get used to the trauma.' How ICE raids are changing LI's largest Latino community Suozzi says to extend protection for Salvadorans as deadline nears

Town approves plan to have police keep tabs on ICE

Nassau County fails to comply with new state law ending ICE agreements

ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump's second term

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Months after Venezuela earthquakes, a family refuses to give up search for their missing relative

A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards

At least 25 people dead in a bus crash in Cape Verde's Fogo Island, officials and media say

Iran says it hit a US ship in a week of renewed hostilities, and other Mideast news

US envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin in Moscow

Iran claims strike on US ship in Strait of Hormuz as fighting escalates

A fuel tanker explosion in west Iran kills 11 and injures 7

Sudan's war-driven blackouts push residents toward solar power but high costs shut many out

California made Gavin Newsom famous. Will it drag down his 2028 presidential ambitions?

Prince Hisahito turns 20 as Japan's government reinforces male-only succession rules

Africa's mother tongues are finding new life as youth connect with roots and relatives

US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missiles

Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods

Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms

Parents of San Diego mosque gunman say a mental health facility failed to heed FBI warning

Greeks promised tax relief, wage hikes as protesters take to the streets over cost of living crunch

Trump's first major midterm money move: A $10M Texas Senate ad blitz

Competitors dig deep in Hungarian grave-digging contest

Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses

US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers 'terrorists' after weeks of West Bank unrest

Cubans and Afghans deported from US arrive in Guyana

Drone attack launched by suspected guerrillas kills at least 3 soldiers in Colombia

Thousands rally in Croatia demanding urgent cleanup of toxic waste from a town

A wedding party fire in Congo's capital Kinshasa leaves at least 22 dead

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