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  "id": 1877487,
  "title": "In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/in-cutting-joint-drills-trump-has-given-south-koreas-president-what",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:40:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/trump-south-korea-alliance-military-seoul-security"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung has long pushed for stronger homegrown defences, yet Donald Trump’s move has sparked alarm in some quarters At their first summit , in August last year, South Korean president Lee Jae Myung told Donald Trump: “If you, Mr President, become the peacemaker, then I will assist you as the pacemaker.” The remark at the Oval Office captured the thrust of Lee’s approach to the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Trump shortens US-South Korea war games to make room for Kim Jong Un talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trump-shortens-us-south-korea-war-games-to-make-room-for-kim-jong-un",
        "published": "2026-08-19T03:15:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/south-korea-us-scale-back-annual-military-drills-after-trumps-order",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:59:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "South Korea minister says Trump appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/south-korea-minister-says-trump-appears-to-be-pressuring-seoul-over",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:35:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "South Korea minister says Trump appears to be pressuring Seoul over Iran, investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/south-korea-minister-says-trump-appears-to-be-pressuring-seoul-over-1875827",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:46:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}