{
  "id": 1364505,
  "title": "Trump says US to scale back military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-says-us-to-scale-back-military-drills-with-south-korea-after-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T22:41:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2lll7zvn0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea due to South Korea's decision not to join the US in the denuclearisation of Iran. Trump posted this on his social media platform, Truth Social, stating that these exercises are not only costly but send a hostile signal. Neither Seoul nor Pyongyang has commented on the matter. This decision comes after North Korea conducted ballistic missile tests, which are banned by the United Nations. Trump expressed his frustration with South Korea for declining to participate in the conflict against Iran, hinting at possible dissatisfaction with Seoul's lack of direct military or logistical contributions.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Trump orders reduction in US–South Korea military drills, cites Kim Jong Un ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-orders-reduction-in-us-south-korea-military-drills-cites-kim",
        "published": "2026-08-16T22:56:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Trump says US-South Korea war games to be ‘substantially reduced’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-us-south-korea-war-games-to-be-substantially-reduced",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:41:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(2nd LD) Trump orders Pentagon to 'substantially' reduce S. Korea-U.S. military exercises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/2nd-ld-trump-orders-pentagon-to-substantially-reduce-s-korea-u-s",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:46:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}