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The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange reported Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted in an apparent hack.(Image credit: Matt Slocum)

The penguins that perished lived on the Danger Islands in Antarctica. The prime suspect was avian flu. Researchers were surprised by what they found.(Image credit: Ralph Vanstreels)

This move comes about a year before President Xi Jinping is expected to secure his fourth five-year term.(Image credit: Ng Han Guan)

The English writer visited Iraq multiple times in the first half of the 20th century and set some of her mystery novels there. The house in Baghdad where she once lived now sits abandoned and crumbling.

Economists expect the GDP report to show economic growth, but say that growth is "fragile." And, after 90% of the votes in Israel have been counted, no clear winner has emerged.(Image credit: Stephen Maturen)

Artificial intelligence is making drones faster and more capable. Russia and Ukraine both use AI-powered drones, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that AI could lead decisions on the battlefield as soon as next year.(Image credit: Paula Bronstein/for NPR)

Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, a crash in which one train struck another from behind, killing 68 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network.(Image credit: Manu Fernandez)

Defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family have arrived in the U.S. after Brazilian authorities ordered him to surrender his passport. He is facing multiple investigations in Brazil.

President Trump's relationship with Russia's Vladimir Putin is under scrutiny again as the president makes deals with Moscow ahead of the midterms.

Why a stronger showing for Arab parties may not translate into political power in Israel.(Image credit: Hazem Bader)

The Odyssey set sail two years ago on a three-year voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel.(Image credit: Heng Sinith)

Brazil's defeated candidate Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in the U.S. after a multi-country journey as Washington says it will issue him a visa.(Image credit: Ricardo Arduengo)

A localized ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump, as missile attacks resumed in Kyiv.(Image credit: Ukrainian 34th Separate Marine B)

Israel is holding its first elections since the Hamas-led attacks of 2023 triggered a chain of conflicts across the region — a quick guide the key players, issues and when to expect a result.(Image credit: Oded Balilty)

Andre McKechnie, 55, is serving a life sentence for murder. He took his battle for the salty, sticky, black-brown byproduct of brewing beer to the court last year. He argued being refused Vegemite breached the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act.(Image credit: Rick Rycroft)

This closed-door gathering that started Monday comes about a year before Xi is expected to secure a fourth term and personnel changes to key leadership bodies.(Image credit: Xie Huanchi)

Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where people have been eating weeds and pickles to survive while trapped by minefields, shelling and drones.