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Australia’s grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years ahead: avoiding extinction. As recently as 2019, scientists in Canberra counted hundreds of grassland earless dragons in the wild. This year, they found 11. In other areas of the country, the lizard has …

Your favorite wines may soon cease to exist. Some of the world’s traditional wine regions, from Europe to Southern California, are at risk of almost completely disappearing within decades, researchers found, as the conditions necessary to produce their grapes grow more unfruitful due to climate change. As humans continue to burn fossil fuels, the planet is getting warmer. And those …

Despite a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, the situation in Gaza is so desperate that some teenagers in the decimated Palestinian territory say they hope to be killed swiftly to escape the “nightmare” around them, a spokesman for the U.N. children’s agency said Tuesday. The grim assessment came as the U.N.’s top …

Vinícius Júnior broke down in tears on Monday while talking about the racist insults that he has been subjected to in Spain, saying that he is losing his desire to keep playing because of what he has been going through. Vinícius spoke freely about his struggles fighting against racism on the eve of the “One Skin” friendly game between Spain …

Cairo — The narrow streets and alleys of a working-class neighborhood in Egypt’s capital hosted thousands of people Monday who came together to break their Ramadan fast at the longest dinner table in the country. It was the 10th time that northern Cairo’s Matareya neighborhood had hosted the annual Iftar meal on the 15th day of Ramadan, and it was …

The Kenyan government on Tuesday began handing over 429 bodies of members of a doomsday cult at the center of a legal case that has shocked the country. Exhumed bodies from a vast rural area in coastal Kenya have shown signs of starvation and strangulation. Cult leader Paul Mackenzie is accused of asking his followers to starve themselves to death …

It was Friday evening in Moscow when gunmen burst into Crocus City Hall, an entertainment complex on the outskirts of Russia’s capital, where a rock concert by the group Picnic was about to take place. Video showed at least four people opening fire in the building’s foyer before entering the hall itself and continuing to shoot. Russian authorities said the …

London —A U.K. court has ruled that Julian Assange will not be immediately extradited to face charges in the United States, giving the U.S. government three weeks to “offer assurances” that the American justice system will abide by several specific tenets in its handling of the WikiLeaks founder’s case. The British court said Assange “has a real prospect of success …

The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fighting. The United States abstained on the resolution, which also demanded the release of all hostages taken captive during Hamas’ Oct. 7 surprise attack in southern Israel, which sparked the war. The measure does not link …

New Delhi — Millions of Indians in parts of the country’s north and central regions celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi on Monday. The festival of colors, as it’s known as, marks the end of winter and the arrival of spring and is celebrated on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Falgun. The celebrations …