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South Korea, Japan and US to conduct joint drills next month - report

The exercise comes after US President Donald Trump scaled back a major joint exercise with South Korea.

Two crew members lost their lives on Thursday after a fire erupted aboard an oil tanker off the coast of South Korea, according to the Yonhap News Agency. The vessel, a 7,333-ton ship carrying 18 crew members, including seven foreign nationals, was operating in waters near Incheon when the blaze broke out. Tragedy struck as the two victims were discovered dead in the engine room, with the remaining 16 crew members being rescued by the Coast Guard. Firefighters extinguished the flames around 4am on Friday.

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