Has the US-North Korea summit been a victory for peace?

Kim Jong Un promises ‘world will see a major change’ following unprecedented talks with Donald Trump

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un at the summit in Singapore in June
(Image credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has committed to rid his country of nuclear weapons, during a historic meeting with US President Donald Trump.

The two men shook hands, ate lunch together and signed a joint document, stating - among other points - that North Korea “commits to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula”.

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