{"id":"7b92b0d9-eaf0-4084-b3d9-f5f308915c6f","url":"https://apnews.com/article/north-south-korea-us-drills-missiles-346a977644e51b96d9d1f9abf9cd83fc","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"North Korea threatens to exercise self-defense as it slams US-South Korea military drills - apnews.com","plainHeadline":"North Korea says it may exercise self-defense and criticizes US-South Korea military drills - apnews.com","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-14T11:09:21.306Z"},"summary":["North Korea threatens to exercise right to self-defense over U.S.-South Korea drills.","Drills described as Ulchi Freedom Shield, annual large-scale exercises to start Monday.","North Korea calls drills a 'rehearsal for an aggressive war' and more provocative.","Analysts say DPRK may conduct more weapons tests in coming days.","Kim Jong Un focusing on expanding nuclear arsenal amid diplomacy breakdowns."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T01:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-14T02:22:05.549Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/7320bc70-9453-42f8-9d64-14a684cdb439"}