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  "id": 1584143,
  "title": "Trump lashes out at South Korea over its refusal to join Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trump-lashes-out-at-south-korea-over-its-refusal-to-join-iran-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T22:50:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-lashes-out-at-south-korea-over-its-refusal-to-join-iran-war"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Exercises between the American and South Korean militaries began as scheduled on Monday, even after President Trump demanded they be scaled back. Trump said the war games were unnecessarily provocative, and a challenge to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, despite recent praise of South Korea by the administration. Nick Schifrin reports.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump’s South Korea move rattles foreign policy world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/trumps-south-korea-move-rattles-foreign-policy-world",
        "published": "2026-08-17T22:35:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Why Trump ordered U.S. military to reduce exercises with South Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/why-trump-ordered-u-s-military-to-reduce-exercises-with-south-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-17T23:16:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}