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  "id": 1947264,
  "title": "NK leader's sister says Pyongyang more focused on fact S. Korea-US drills continuing than reduced scale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nk-leaders-sister-says-pyongyang-more-focused-on-fact-s-korea-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260819/nk-leaders-sister-says-pyongyang-more-focused-on-fact-s-korea-us-drills-continuing-than-reduced-scale"
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  "summary": "The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Wednesday that Pyongyang is more focused on the fact that South Korea-U.S. joint military drills are continuing than on the recent decision to reduce their scale, Pyongyang's state media reported. Kim Yo-jong made the remark after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the scaling back of Ulchi Freedom Shield, an ongoing South Korea-U.S.…",
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        "title": "N.K. leader's sister says Pyongyang more focused on fact S. Korea-U.S. drills continuing than reduced scale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/n-k-leaders-sister-says-pyongyang-more-focused-on-fact-s-korea-u-s",
        "published": "2026-08-19T13:41:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "NK leader's sister says Pyongyang more focused on fact S. Korea-US drills continuing than reduced scale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/nk-leaders-sister-says-pyongyang-more-focused-on-fact-s-korea-us-1949160",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:12:02.000Z"
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