Trump stuck between two key allies

President appears to kick action over the Khashoggi killing to Congress

US president Donald Trump Pic: Getty

Almost three weeks after the death of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have finally laid out competing versions of the journalist’s fate. For the US, now comes the hard part.

President Donald Trump must decide which of the conflicting story lines to endorse, or whether to just wait for more evidence and accusations to emerge in a case that has put two of America’s key allies in an increasingly tense ...