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  "id": 1537939,
  "title": "Trump says N. Korea's Kim has responded to his dialogue overture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-n-koreas-kim-has-responded-to-his-dialogue-overture",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:32:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260818000600315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 17, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has responded to his overture for dialogue, according to Yonhap news. This came a day after Trump announced his directive to significantly reduce South Korea-U.S. military exercises, which Pyongyang has criticized as war rehearsals. At a press availability at the White House, Trump addressed questions about Kim's lack of response to his dialogue overture, asserting that Kim has in fact engaged with him. Trump highlighted three in-person meetings he had with Kim during his first term - one in Singapore in June 2018, another in Hanoi in February 2019, and a third at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom in June 2019. Trump also claimed that Kim has always treated him with great respect.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Nor...",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Trump scales back US-South Korea drills, cites 'very good' ties with Kim Jong Un",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-scales-back-us-south-korea-drills-cites-very-good-ties-with-kim",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:42:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "South Korea Hopeful Of US-North Korea Talks After Trump Cuts Military Drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/south-korea-hopeful-of-us-north-korea-talks-after-trump-cuts-military",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:23:37.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US senators criticise Trump’s decision to scale back South Korea drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/us-senators-criticise-trumps-decision-to-scale-back-south-korea-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:04:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Trump opens door to talks with North Korea's Kim with downsized drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-opens-door-to-talks-with-north-koreas-kim-with-downsized-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:07:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump's South Korea drawdown gets rough reception",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trumps-south-korea-drawdown-gets-rough-reception",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump’s move to gut South Korea alliance is ‘inane, haphazard decision’, lawmakers say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trumps-move-to-gut-south-korea-alliance-is-inane-haphazard-decision",
        "published": "2026-08-17T17:43:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Trump says N. Korea's Kim has treated him with great respect",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/urgent-trump-says-n-koreas-kim-has-treated-him-with-great-respect",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:09:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump says N. Korea's Kim as responded to his overtures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-says-n-koreas-kim-as-responded-to-his-overtures",
        "published": "2026-08-17T18:37:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
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