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

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 U.S. is refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that backs Ukraine's territorial integrity and again demands Russia withdraw its troops,

Pyongyang has accused the U.S. of "typical Yankee-style arrogance and shameless and gangster-like double-standards."

North Korea's defence ministry said on Saturday "military provocations" by the United States and its allies were becoming more "pronounced" under the current Trump administration, according to state media.

The move follows the launch of U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, which has sparked a rift with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and raised concerns among European allies that Kyiv and Europe could be cut out of any peace talks.

A report says a fleet of Chinese distant-water fishing vessels used North Korean crews in violation of U.N. bans and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years.

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

The U.S. is refusing to co-sponsor a draft U.N. resolution marking three years since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine that backs Kyiv's territorial integrity and condemns Russian aggression, three diplomatic sources told Reuters,

While not legally binding, UN General Assembly resolutions carry political weight, reflecting global sentiment on the war.