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  "id": 1422560,
  "title": "Trump says US to scale back South Korea military drills after it stayed out of Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-us-to-scale-back-south-korea-military-drills-after-it",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:31:01.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "President Donald Trump has said the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. He also noted on Truth Social that South Korea had recently declined to join the US in the “denuclearisation” of Iran. “These exercises are not only costly, […]",
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Trump orders joint military exercises with South Korea to be scaled back",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-joint-military-exercises-with-south-korea-to-be-scaled",
        "published": "2026-08-17T01:55:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Trump Cites 'Good Ties' With Kim Jong Un In Scaling Back South Korea Drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-cites-good-ties-with-kim-jong-un-in-scaling-back-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-17T02:23:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Trump orders Pentagon to 'scale back' military drills with South Korea citing good relations with Kim Jong Un",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-pentagon-to-scale-back-military-drills-with-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-17T03:57:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Trump orders Pentagon to scale back military drills with South Korea hours before start",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-pentagon-to-scale-back-military-drills-with-south-korea-1424358",
        "published": "2026-08-17T04:38:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "South Korea and US launch Ulchi Freedom Shield joint drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/south-korea-and-us-launch-ulchi-freedom-shield-joint-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:02:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}