Here's what triggered the latest deadly sectarian clashes in Syria, and why it matters

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BEIRUT — Clashes between Bedouin tribes, government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have left dozens dead and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country's fragile postwar order.
The country is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship and nearly 14 years of civil war.

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UN investigates 875 Palestinian deaths near Gaza aid hubs

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UN investigates 875 Palestinian deaths near Gaza aid hubs

The United Nations is investigating the deaths of 875 Palestinians near aid distribution sites in Gaza, with reports linking the fatalities to controversial US and Israeli-backed aid hubs.

Regime Change in Tehran Isn't Worth the Risk

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Regime Change in Tehran Isn't Worth the Risk

Seth Cropsey writes that the only way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is by overthrowing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ('The Perfect Time for Regime Change in Iran,' op-ed, July 9). Yet this recommendation is based more on hope than good sense. Such efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya—all of which created more problems for the U.S. than they solved, at a higher cost than anticipated—inspire no confidence that a similar campaign in an even larger country would be any different. Decapitating the Iranian regime sounds manageable if it weren't for the risks, including unleashing the infighting between various domestic constituencies that we saw in Iraq. The difference is that the fallout to regional stability would likely be greater today. Even in its weakened state, Iran has more capacity to inflict problems than Saddam Hussein ever had, leading to the possibility of U.S. troops being deployed to stabilize any flare ups.

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The Fox News host actually went there.

Greg Gutfeld on Tuesday proposed a shocking way for conservatives like him to deflect from allegations of fascism: make 'Nazi' their n-word. The Fox News host, who didn't do himself any favors in critics' eyes two years ago when he floated civil war because 'elections don't work,' told his colleagues on The Five that it made more sense to embrace the undesirable label rather than run from it, because 'the criticism doesn't mater to us.' 'You know what? I've said this before: we need to learn from the Blacks,' he said, citing 'the way they were able to remove the power from the n-word by using it.'