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  "id": 3853168,
  "title": "S. Korea, US, Japan to conduct Freedom Edge joint drills in early September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/s-korea-us-japan-to-conduct-freedom-edge-joint-drills-in-early",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T00:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260828/s-korea-us-japan-to-conduct-freedom-edge-joint-drills-in-early-september"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea, the United States and Japan will conduct their trilateral military exercise off South Korea's southern coast early next month, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday. The multi-domain Freedom Edge exercise will take place from Sept. 7-11 in international waters east and south of Jeju Island, the JCS said in a message to media. \"The exercise is defensive in nature, which…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) S. Korea, U.S., Japan to conduct Freedom Edge trilateral drills Sept. 7-11: S. Korean military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/urgent-s-korea-u-s-japan-to-conduct-freedom-edge-trilateral-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:05:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Japan, South Korea and US to hold joint military drills, Seoul says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/japan-south-korea-and-us-to-hold-joint-military-drills-seoul-says",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:42:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea, US, Japan to conduct Freedom Edge joint drills in early September",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/s-korea-us-japan-to-conduct-freedom-edge-joint-drills-in-early-3854606",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:52:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "S. Korea, Japan and US to hold North Korea-focused nuclear missile drill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/s-korea-japan-and-us-to-hold-north-korea-focused-nuclear-missile-drill",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:53:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "S. Korea, US, Japan to Conduct ‘Freedom Edge’ Multidomain Exercise Next Month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/s-korea-us-japan-to-conduct-freedom-edge-multidomain-exercise-next",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:37:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "US, South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-south-korea-and-japan-to-hold-trilateral-drill-as-north-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:34:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "South Korea, Japan and US set joint drills despite Trump cuts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/south-korea-japan-and-us-set-joint-drills-despite-trump-cuts",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:35:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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