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  "id": 1740506,
  "title": "S. Korea stresses US alliance amid confusion over Trump drill cut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/s-korea-stresses-us-alliance-amid-confusion-over-trump-drill-cut",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:19:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/18/g-s1-139096/s-korea-stresses-us-alliance-amid-confusion-over-trump-drill-cut"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lee's comments Tuesday come as many South Koreans remain baffled and concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt order to \"substantially reduce\" military exercises with South Korea.",
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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."
}