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  "id": 3854606,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T00:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260828/s-korea-us-japan-to-conduct-freedom-edge-joint-drills-in-early-september"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States, South Korea, and Japan are set to conduct the trilateral military exercise, Freedom Edge, in early September off South Korea's southern coast, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea. The multi-domain drill, which will take place from September 7-11 in international waters east and south of Jeju Island, is a defensive exercise aimed at countering North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and ensuring regional peace and stability. This exercise, which was first held in 2023 following the Camp David summit, comes amid a scaling down of the bilateral Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise by the U.S. and South Korea, following President Trump's order to reduce the drills as a gesture towards North Korea. The upcoming Freedom Edge exercise is expected to proceed as planned, despite the reduced bilateral drills, as the U.S. Pacific Command confirmed on Tuesday.",
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    "outlets": 8,
    "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",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:47:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}