 | US stresses allied cooperation in face of N Korea threatsThe latest top-level meetings between the countries came as North Korea apparently presses ahead with preparations for its first nuclear test explosion in nearly five years. |
 | US, South Korea fly 20 fighter jets amid North Korea tensionsThe flight came a day after the allies fired eight surface-to-surface missiles into South Korea’s eastern waters. |
 | US official vows 'forceful response' if North Korea tests nuclear weaponsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un could further escalate his brinkmanship by conducting what would be the country’s seventh nuclear test since 2006. |
 | Would prefer India to move away from NAM, Russia: US diplomat |
