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  "id": 1458067,
  "title": "US and South Korea begin military drills despite Trump call to scale back",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/us-and-south-korea-begin-military-drills-despite-trump-call-to-scale",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:22:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-south-korea-begin-military-drills-despite-trump-call-to-scale-back"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US and South Korean forces began on Monday joint military drills as planned, despite Donald Trump calling for them to be scaled back. Trump said the exercises were too costly and hostile toward North Korea, while critics warned reducing them could weaken South Korea’s security. The drills are set to continue until August 28.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-pentagon-to-scale-back-joint-exercises-with-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-17T00:30:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-pentagon-to-scale-back-joint-exercises-with-south-korea-1425170",
        "published": "2026-08-17T05:21:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "PM Shehbaz praises Trump support for Makkah Joint defence pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pm-shehbaz-praises-trump-support-for-makkah-joint-defence-pact",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:17:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump seeks to scale back joint drills in bid to lure Kim back to talks, experts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-seeks-to-scale-back-joint-drills-in-bid-to-lure-kim-back-to",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:47:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}