Donald Trump open to talks with North Korea ’under the right circumstances’

Donald Trump has told South Korea’s president that he is open to talks with North Korea "at the appropriate time, under the right circumstances".

Update 6.05pm: The White House said Mr Trump and Mr Moon emphasised the importance of continuing the "maximum pressure" campaign against North Korea over its development of nuclear weapons - the US-led international sanctions that are starting to hit Pyongyang's economy.

But South Korea's presidential office also said Mr Trump told Mr Moon to let North Korea understand there will be no military action of any kind while the two Koreas continue to hold dialogue, the Yonhap news agency reported.