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South Korea shortens war games with US citing Washington request

First publishedAug 18, 04:49 UTC
Last updatedAug 19, 12:08 UTC · 8m ago
11 outletCNBC Top News22 outletsSeattle Times, Fox News Latest33 outletsNPR World, The Hill, ABC News11 outletPBS NewsHour22 outletsSeattle Times, CNBC Top News22 outletsNBC News, CBS News11 outletBBC World11 outletAl Jazeera11 outletAl Jazeera11 outletABC News11 outletFox News Latest
CNBC Top News7South Korea must brace for ‘worst-case scenario,’ President Lee says, as Trump cuts military drillsOpen ↗Seattle Times6Drills cut by Trump are central to the US-South Korea allianceOpen ↗Fox News Latest6South Korean president jumps to invest in military after Trump cuts joint exercisesOpen ↗NPR World8S. Korea stresses US alliance amid confusion over Trump drill cutOpen ↗The Hill7South Korea president highlights US alliance after Trump reduces joint exercisesOpen ↗ABC News8WATCH: Trump scales back US-South Korea drillsOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8South Korea relationship shift highlights Trump's transactional approach to alliesOpen ↗Seattle Times6South Korea says the South Korean and US militaries have agreed to shorten their drillsOpen ↗CNBC Top News7Seoul, Washington to halve joint drills as Trump reportedly seeks summit with North Korea's KimOpen ↗NBC News8U.S.-South Korea joint military drills are being cut short after Trump order, Seoul saysOpen ↗CBS News8U.S., South Korea cut short their joint military drills at Trump's directionOpen ↗BBC World9South Korea shortens war games with US citing Washington requestOpen ↗Al Jazeera7South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s orderOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from ChinaOpen ↗ABC News8US-South Korea military drills to end early after Trump order, Seoul saysOpen ↗Fox News Latest6Inside the tension that drove Trump’s South Korea alliance from ‘historic new era’ to military pullbackOpen ↗
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It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

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It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
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16 outlets, average source rating 7.3/10.
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8m ago.
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    Inside the tension that drove Trump’s South Korea alliance from ‘historic new era’ to military pullback

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