{
  "id": 1652080,
  "title": "‘No intention to attack N Korea’: S Korea Prez Lee after Trump reduces US drills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/no-intention-to-attack-n-korea-s-korea-prez-lee-after-trump-reduces",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:32:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/no-intention-to-attack-north-korea-south-korea-president-lee-after-donald-trump-reduces-us-drills/articleshow/133312562.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Korean President Lee Jae Myung advocates for stronger independent defense capabilities. He defended annual civil-defense exercises as purely defensive measures. These drills occur alongside joint US-South Korea military exercises. President Trump previously instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military drills. Seoul plans to continue strengthening its own defense while…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}