Trump-Kim meet raises hope for peace

Pope Francis yesterday praised the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he hoped it would lead to peace.

"In the last few hours we saw in Korea a good example of the culture of encounter. I salute the protagonists, with a prayer that such a significant gesture will be a further step on the road to peace, not only on that peninsula, but for the good of the entire world," he told thousands of people in St Peter's Square for his weekly address and blessing.

Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea yesterday when he met Kim and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks.