A day after the United States warned North Korea of consequences of a spectacular weapons test, Pyongyang said it is ready to respond to Washington's any "corresponding measure".

We are ready to respond to any corresponding measure that US chooses: North Korea

A senior North Korean official said on Wednesday that the United States must drop its "hostile policy" towards Pyongyang in order to restart stalled denuclearisation talks, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

North Korea says no interest in Trump summit until 'hostile policy' removed

Shinzo Abe said the summit was 'indispensable to resolve the problems which have accumulated'

Trump-Kim summit 'indispensable' for resolving North Korea crisis: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Trump said Kim Jong-un's security would be guaranteed in any deal and his country would not suffer the fate of Muammar Gaddafi`s Libya

Trump seeks to placate North Korea's Kim over uncertain summit