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  "id": 1872469,
  "title": "Trump scales back joint military drills between South Korea and US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trump-scales-back-joint-military-drills-between-south-korea-and-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T02:27:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260819-trump-scales-back-joint-military-drills-between-south-korea-and-us"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea and the US will cut the duration of their annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some field training, the allies said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in US participation. Trump's move could reflect his hopes to re-engage with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Iran eyes military targets in Europe if Trump escalates war, insiders say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/iran-eyes-military-targets-in-europe-if-trump-escalates-war-insiders",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:00:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}