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  "id": 1423933,
  "title": "Trump Orders Pentagon to 'Substantially Reduce' S. Korea-US Joint Military Exercises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-pentagon-to-substantially-reduce-s-korea-us-joint",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T04:32:40.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203624"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[International] : U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered War Secretary Pete Hegseth to \"substantially reduce\" the scale of joint military exercises with South Korea. Trump said in a social media post on Sunday that based on his \"very good relationship\" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, he is \"not happy with the fact ... [more...]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea, citing costs and lack of help with Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-pentagon-to-cut-back-military-exercises-with-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-17T04:42:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Fake Iran nuke claim from Indian X account jolted Netanyahu and Team Trump. Here’s how",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/fake-iran-nuke-claim-from-indian-x-account-jolted-netanyahu-and-team",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:53:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-pentagon-to-cut-back-military-exercises-with-south-korea-1439820",
        "published": "2026-08-17T06:31:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
}