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Ten US Sailors Missing after Warship Collides with Tanker

Search is underway in South China sea after USS McCain collided with an oil tanker, South Korea and US begin joint military exercises.

Ten American sailors are missing following a collision between a US warship and an oil tanker off Singapore - the second incident of its kind in two months. South Korea and the United States are beginning their annual joint military exercises, in a highly-charged atmosphere on the Korean peninsula. The Venezuelan president is reported to have ordered the country's famous national youth orchestra to cancel a US tour, after he was criticised by its conductor, Gustavo Dudamel.

(Photo: USS McCain. Credit: Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Mon 21 Aug 201704:06GMT

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  • Mon 21 Aug 201704:06GMT