{
  "id": 1505976,
  "title": "Retired colonel knocks Trump order to cut back on 'critical' joint exercises with South Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/retired-colonel-knocks-trump-order-to-cut-back-on-critical-joint",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:03:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6033148-trump-cedric-leighton-south-korea-joint-military-exercises/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton on Sunday suggested President Trump made “an unforced error” in ordering the Pentagon to scale back its joint exercises with the South Korean military. Leighton said the change “could have some serious impacts” on America’s relationship with South Korea, as well as Japan. “South Korea is a critical ally...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump's order to reduce military drills raises hopes, concerns over Korean Peninsula security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trumps-order-to-reduce-military-drills-raises-hopes-concerns-over",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:37:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Democrats rebuke Trump over scaling back military drills with South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/democrats-rebuke-trump-over-scaling-back-military-drills-with-south",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:14:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}