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  "id": 1439820,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:31:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435174/trump-orders-pentagon-to-cut-back-military-exercises-with-south-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, citing the high costs of the drills and Seoul's refusal to participate in actions against Iran. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, which typically involve around 18,000 South Korean military personnel, are set to run until August 27. In his message on the truth social platform, Trump expressed his disapproval of the exercises, stating that they were \"costly\" and sent a \"hostile, totally inappropriate\" signal to a country that has been \"unthreatening and respectful\" during his presidency. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the drills commenced as scheduled but declined to comment on Trump's remarks.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON/SEOUL: US President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with long-term Asian ally South Korea, citing the cost of the drills and Seoul’s refusal to take part in actions against Iran. Hours before exercises were scheduled to begin, Trump said on his Truth Social site he was “not happy” that the US had agreed to participate…",
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        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-17T04:32:40.000Z"
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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"
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      {
        "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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  "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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