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  "id": 1549284,
  "title": "Trump explains his war exercises decision with South Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-explains-his-war-exercises-decision-with-south-korea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T19:26:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6033853-trump-south-korea-military-exercises-iran/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Trump said Monday that he was turned off by South Korea not agreeing to help the U.S. denuclearize Iran even though the U.S. has troops in South Korea to deter aggression from North Korea, spurring him to reduce the joint military exercises. Trump said he recently spoke on the phone with South Korean President...",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump orders major cut in South Korea drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-orders-major-cut-in-south-korea-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:02:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Why did Trump scale back war games with South Korea?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/why-did-trump-scale-back-war-games-with-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:34:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}