{"id":"42a66384-342a-4526-a8a2-e1cf0aaaaa3b","url":"https://apnews.com/article/korea-trump-military-exercises-ae21e0af5ea16f0a74e9a176b3cc2136","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea - AP News","plainHeadline":"Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea - AP News","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-17T11:09:22.096Z"},"summary":["Trump instructed Secretary of War to substantially reduce the planned joint exercises with South Korea.","The 11-day drills involve 18,000 South Korean soldiers and are aimed at readiness against North Korea.","Trump criticized the exercises as costly and 'hostile' toward North Korea.","North Korea warned of unspecified steps amid the drills; analysts say such drills often prompt weapons testing.","The exercises would practice live-fire, precision targeting, wet gap crossing, and equipment distribution."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T21:45:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-16T22:22:02.735Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/857879ff-b59d-4693-a6da-8b739cb1cda0"}