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  "id": 1371926,
  "title": "Trump says US will scale back military drills with South Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-says-us-will-scale-back-military-drills-with-south-korea-1371926",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T23:01:17.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "President claims the joint exercises send a ‘hostile’ message to North Korea",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Trump says US will scale back military drills with South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-says-us-will-scale-back-military-drills-with-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-16T21:27:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump directs Hegseth to reduce U.S. joint exercises in South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-directs-hegseth-to-reduce-u-s-joint-exercises-in-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-16T21:55:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Trump praises North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, slashes military drills with Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-praises-north-korean-dictator-kim-jong-un-slashes-military",
        "published": "2026-08-16T22:04:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Trump praises North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, slashes military drills with Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/trump-praises-north-korean-dictator-kim-jong-un-slashes-military-1364432",
        "published": "2026-08-16T22:42:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump says US to ‘substantially reduce’ military drills with South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-us-to-substantially-reduce-military-drills-with-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:11:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Trump orders cuts to South Korea joint drills despite warnings of North’s growing battlefield experience",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-cuts-to-south-korea-joint-drills-despite-warnings-of",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:19:53.000Z"
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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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