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  "id": 1858680,
  "title": "U.S. and South Korea to nearly halve joint military drills after Trump criticism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/u-s-and-south-korea-to-nearly-halve-joint-military-drills-after-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T02:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/19/asia-pacific/us-south-korea-military-drills-trump-kim/"
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  "summary": "The move appears aimed at luring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un back to talks, years after denuclearization negotiations with Washington collapsed.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Trump’s South Korea move creates more headaches for Takaichi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trumps-south-korea-move-creates-more-headaches-for-takaichi",
        "published": "2026-08-19T03:22:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}