Beachgoers form a human chain to save a family trapped in a rip current

(CNN)A family stuck in a rip current narrowly avoided a tragedy when a crowd of strangers linked together to bring them back to land.

US says missile defense system successfully intercepts projectile during test

(CNN)A United States-built missile defense system on Tuesday successfully intercepted its target during a test run, the US Missile Defense Agency said.

US, India and Japan begin naval exercises, as China looks on

New Delhi (CNN)A rising Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean has prompted the largest naval exercise the region has seen in more than two decades.

In the heart of Raqqa, the impact of ISIS is all around

Raqqa, Syria (CNN)The closer you get to the last bedrock of ISIS, the more obvious their impact and the more frequent the sights and stories of loss and deprivation.

Donald Trump Jr. releases email chain on his Russian meeting

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., agreed to meet with someone he believed to be a "Russian government attorney" last summer after receiving an email offering him "very high level and sensitive information" that would "incriminate" Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton

US, India and Japan begin naval exercises, as China looks on

New Delhi (CNN)A rising Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean has prompted the largest naval exercise the region has seen in more than two decades.

NYT: Email to Trump Jr. cites Russian government effort to help Trump campaign

Washington (CNN)An email sent to Donald Trump Jr. last year stated that a Russian lawyer had "compromising" information about Hillary Clinton as "part of a Russian government effort" to help the Trump campaign, The New York Times reported Monday.

Former Abu Sayyaf fighter warns worse to come in the Philippines

Manila, Philippines (CNN)A decade after his release from prison, a former henchman of ISIS' leader in Asia predicts the battle unfolding in the southern Philippines city of Marawi won't stop there.

Trump administration's talk on human trafficking must be matched by deeds

The United States has been the world leader in fighting human trafficking and modern slavery. But that leadership is now at risk. There is no middle ground in the struggle against slavery

The ever-changing Russia stories of the two Donald Trumps

Washington (CNN)When it comes to Russia, Donald Trump -- and his son -- can't get their stories straight. Consider the last day and a half.