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Putin's high-stakes Syria gamble — with or without Assad

This week’s surprise Moscow summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was perhaps one of the most sensitive meetings the Kremlin walls have seen in recent times. At stake was the future of the Syrian conflict — and also Russia’s place on the world stage as Putin seeks to muscle his way back to global influence after months of Western isolation over Ukraine. Assad’s visit —

US cannot prevent every act of terrorism: Hillary Clinton

The United States will never be able to prevent every terror attack, former secretary of state and White House hopeful Hillary Clinton told a high-profile investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attacks Thursday. The Democratic presidential frontrunner was making a highly-anticipated public appearance before the House committee probing the attacks that left four Americans dead including ambassador Christopher Stevens. “Chris Stevens understood that diplomats must operate in many places where our