Gyeongju, Oct. 29 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the "nicest-looking guy" while describing him as a "father" but also calling him "a killer" and "tough as hell", while hinting at an imminent trade deal between the two countries.

While delivering his keynote remarks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEOs Luncheon in Gyeongju, South Korea, the US President also reiterated his disputed claim of personally averting a nuclear war between India and Pakistan in May.

Trump asserted that his intervention helped de-escalate tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations, claiming that seven planes were shot down during the conflict.

He said he personally contacted both P...