The North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities, analysts say, more than a year after a summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump broke down in Hanoi
Kim has promised the unidentified 'gift', which analysts and American officials believe could be a provocative missile test
North Korea issued the warning days after Trump spoke of a possible military option toward the North and revived his rocket man nickname for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
No further details were immediately available but these were the latest to be fired since July. Previous launches have been identified as short-range missiles
Trump often sounds more desperate for a deal than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un vowed to work towards denuclearisation at a summit with Trump in Singapore in June 2018
Pompeo plans to travel to Pyongyang soon to work on another meeting between Trump and Kim
Washington wants North Korea to outline the entirety of its nuclear program, and its response to Wednesday's joint statement from the Koreas remains to be seen
North Korea today suspended talks with South Korea and threatened to scrap summit with Trump over US-South Korea joint military drills and other issues, including denuclearisation
North Korea has committed itself to denuclearisation before but resisted the Americans' demand for wide-ranging verification.
Moon said the North Koreans indicated they were willing to talk with the US, and agreed that "the inter-Korean relationship and North Korea-US relationship should develop together"
US diplomats have made clear they are seeking a diplomatic solution but Trump has derided talks as useless