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  "title": "Trump Hints At Kim Jong Un Contacts After Scaling Back Seoul Drills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-hints-at-kim-jong-un-contacts-after-scaling-back-seoul-drills",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:11:51.000Z",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump said he was making the situation \"much safer\" through his ties to Kim, whom he met three times in his first spell in the White House, but has yet to encounter during his second term.",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump hints at Kim contacts after scaling back Seoul drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-hints-at-kim-contacts-after-scaling-back-seoul-drills",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:29:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) Pentagon says it is 'actively working on executing' Trump's directive on S. Korea-U.S. military drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/lead-pentagon-says-it-is-actively-working-on-executing-trumps",
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        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump hints at response from North Korean leader after scaling back Seoul drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-hints-at-response-from-north-korean-leader-after-scaling-back",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:18:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump hints at Kim contacts after scaling back Seoul drills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-hints-at-kim-contacts-after-scaling-back-seoul-drills-1558252",
        "published": "2026-08-17T20:30:06.000Z"
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