Video shows the pilot being tortured in a cage, while the terrorists taunt new US president, Donald Trump. But president Trump is different. Putin also seems likely to get his way in Syria, where Russian forces have pushed his client, Bashar al-Assad, to the brink of victory in Aleppo and elsewhere. The European allies cannot do much about Trump’s Syria insouciance. Photograph: ReutersTrump has taken a staunchly pro-Israel line since running for president and has promised to be the country’s “closest friend”.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2016 06:01 UTC