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A new 10-year agreement will grant the US military greater access to bases across the Philippines except the right to bring nuclear weapons there.

The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement would give US forces temporary access to selected military camps and allow them to pre-position fighter jets and ships.

North Korea is preparing a nuclear test in the coming days, a South Korean government official has warned.

According to the anonymous official cited by CNN, the entrance to North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site was sealed, a sign of completed preparation for a nuclear test.

The United States and Japan have failed to reach a trade deal during the first day of President Barack Obama's visit to the Asian country.

The two sides were unable to come closer to the crucial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, initiated by Washington, The Japan Times revealed.

US President Barack Obama has urged the European Union to be prepared for new sanctions against Russia.

In a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama "underscored the need for the United States, European Union, and other global partners to be prepared to meet further Russian escalation with additional sanctions", the White House revealed.

Soldier kills 3, wounds 16 at U.S. base

WASHINGTON -- An American soldier has shot and killed three people and wounded 16 before he committed suicide in the Fort Hood military base.

Five years ago, Major Nidal Hasan killed 13 people at the same base in Texas.

Priština "declared independence legally" -U.S. embassy

BELGRADE -- "The Kosovo parliament declared the independence of Kosovo from Serbia in a legitimate democratic process under UN administration," says the U.S. embassy.

This happened "after all other options were exhausted," a statement added late last week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama have discussed the situation in Ukraine over an hour-long phone call.

The phone call was made by Putin, during Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday, the BBC reveals.

BELGRADE – The Kosovo parliament declared the independence of Kosovo from Serbia in a legitimate democratic process under UN administration, after all other options were exhausted, the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade said Friday in a comment on a recent statement by U.S. President Barack Obama that an independence referendum took place in Kosovo in 2008.

MOSCOW - The authorities in Moscow are astonished by U.S. President Barack Obama’s claim that the decision to declare Kosovo independence was taken in a referendum held with the approval of the United Nations and neighboring countries.

US President Barack Obama has urged Russia to "move back its troops" on Ukraine's border and lower tensions.

Russia is believed to have massed a force of several thousand troops close to Ukraine's eastern frontier. According to some estimates there are around 30 000 troops, while some US generals believe the number can be as high as 80 000.