Pyongyang blasted the U.S. "provocations," including last week's ICBM test-launch and a nuclear submarine's port call at Busan, South Korea.

(Reuters) - OpenAI has removed accounts of users from China and North Korea who the artificial intelligence company believes were using its technology for malicious purposes including surveillance and opinion-influence operations, the ChatGPT maker said on Friday.

Australia this month made an initial $500 million payment toward its purchase of U.S.-made nuclear submarines.

The White House in January said that the " complete denuclearization " of North Korea remains President Donald Trump 's priority. However, Kim Jong Un, the North's leader, refused to give up his nuclear weapons and vowed to expand the nation's nuclear arsenal.

Justin Martell recently became the first known American to step foot inside the secretive nation since the onset of the pandemic more than five years ago.

OpenAI removed user accounts in China and North Korea linked to using ChatGPT for malicious activities, including surveillance and fraud.

Pyongyang's expanding ICBM fleet now includes missiles believed to be capable of striking North American targets.

One striking insight emerged from these talks: the main reason for Beijing’s seeming unwillingness to build a trilateral coalition with Russia and North Korea is that such an arrangement would call for strategic leadership by China, and Beijing is ...