on one side

"We have a very complex situation solved on one side. Pretty much solved. We've also discussed land and other things that go with it," Trump added.

But reports of continued attacks were eagerly picked up to bolster the competing narratives of the rival camps: On one side is a once-powerful minority unwilling to relinquish its influence, on the other an Islamist government with Al Qaeda roots finally removing its mask of civility.

Ludocene itself looks a bit like a game - each title in its database is represented by a card with a trailer on one side and more information on the reverse.

Is he a latter-day Churchill standing astride the tides of history, ready to push back Vladimir Putin on one side and Trump on the other?

The oil on canvas, which featured a floral landscape on one side and rural building on the reverse, was sold to a London-based bidder on Thursday.