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British hostage John Cantlie appears in a new ISIS video that was distributed online on Tuesday.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has issued a scathing legal rebuke of China's maritime claims in the South China Sea. This stunning decision pits the international legal order against the power of a rising China, with significant ramifications for both the international legal system and for the geopolitics of Southeast Asia. Whether law can constrain power now turns on how China, the United States and other countries in the region use the new decision.

Over a thousand statues of Vladimir Lenin have been removed since 2013, some ending up in museums, some under government watch, while others are in the hands of illegal private owners, and with it a shady black market.

House Speaker Paul Ryan has one of the toughest jobs in politics right now: safeguarding the future of the Republican Party while simultaneously uniting the party around Donald Trump, its controversial presumptive nominee.

Fox News had a Newt Gingrich problem -- and it just announced a solution.

A law enforcement officer has been shot outside the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan, according to the Berrien County Sheriff's Department. Michigan State Police have secured the scene, according to a tweet from Gov. Rick Snyder.

CNN's Jim Sciutto explains the geopolitical conflict in the South China Sea.

CNN's Jim Sciutto explains the geopolitical conflict in the South China Sea.

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed the first Philistine burial site ever discovered, dating back to the 12th century B.C.

Speaking at the memorial service for five slain officers in Dallas, U.S. President Barack Obama praised police for protecting and serving the people.

Although they never flew in space together, twins and retired astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly both understand why the other one misses viewing Earth as a big round ball in space from the window of a shuttle or the cupola of the International Space Station.

People are falling for Pokémon but some are also falling into ponds. CNN's Jeanne Moos says Pokémon Go goes over the heads of many.

President Obama and former President George W. Bush spoke at the memorial honoring the five fallen Dallas police officers.

Former Army soldier Chelsea Manning, imprisoned for leaking classified documents, has tweeted a message confirming her health and safety following a suicide attempt.

When Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow this week, the big loser may be the man who isn't there: Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

An international tribunal in the Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines Tuesday, concluding that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within South China Sea areas falling within the '"nine-dash line."

Don Lemon shares a personal story about racism he recently experienced while out with a friend as they discussed the Dallas police shooting.

A month ago, Americans woke up to the horrible news that as we slept, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history — the most violent terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11 -- had just occurred in Orlando. As the terrible details began to circulate on June 12, we could scarcely comprehend that 49 innocent men and women, who had gone out for a night of dancing and fun with their friends, had been murdered in cold blood.

Prime Day is a big sales day for the company, but some customers say they're having a hard time actually making a purchase.

Actor Anton Yelchin died after being crushed by his own Jeep Grand Cherokee. NHTSA says his death may be linked to a confusing gear shift that is in over 800,000 cars. See why regulators think this gear shift is so dangerous.