North Korea gives new deadline for US denuclearisation deal

US special envoy Stephen Biegun has urged North Korea to come to the negotiating table.

His comments in Seoul come days after North Korea conducted missile tests at a satellite launch site.

North Korea has set an end of year deadline for the US to come up with a new denuclearisation deal that would involve significant sanctions relief.

It said the US could expect a Christmas gift if it did not comply.

US president Donald Trump has said he will not lift sanctions until North Korea fully abandons its nuclear programme.