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  "title": "Ministers tread carefully as Trump scales back US drills in South Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ministers-tread-carefully-as-trump-scales-back-us-drills-in-south",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T09:06:03.000Z",
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  "summary": "Australia and Japan's defence ministers sit down in Canberra to discuss the rapidly expanding defence ties between the two countries.",
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        "outlet": "The Hankyoreh",
        "title": "[News analysis] Trump is knocking on North Korea’s door. Will Kim Jong-un let him in?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/news-analysis-trump-is-knocking-on-north-koreas-door-will-kim-jong-un",
        "published": "2026-08-18T06:40:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "USFK commander visits defense ministry after Trump's order to reduce joint exercise with S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/usfk-commander-visits-defense-ministry-after-trumps-order-to-reduce-1660466",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:06:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "USFK commander visits defense ministry after Trump's order to reduce joint exercise with S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/usfk-commander-visits-defense-ministry-after-trumps-order-to-reduce",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:17:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "USFK Commander Brunson Visits Defense Ministry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/usfk-commander-brunson-visits-defense-ministry",
        "published": "2026-08-18T08:02:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "South Korea calls for solid US alliance after Trump says 'good relationship' with Kim Jong Un",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/south-korea-calls-for-solid-us-alliance-after-trump-says-good",
        "published": "2026-08-18T08:51:28.000Z"
      }
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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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