{"id":"81b671d3-6538-4c0d-a184-7a55142dc54d","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/first-thing-trump-cuts-us-south-korea-military-drills-relationship-kim-jong-un","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Trump cuts US-South Korea military drills citing ‘good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ | First Thing","plainHeadline":"Trump cuts US-South Korea military drills, citing ‘good relationship with Kim Jong-un","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-18T11:09:22.546Z"},"summary":["Trump says he is substantially reducing joint drills with South Korea.","He cites his very good relationship with Kim Jong-un as a reason.","Officials warn Kim’s regime is learning battlefield tactics from Ukraine war.","Drills were deemed costly and inappropriate signaling by Trump.","Defense secretary instructed to implement substantial reductions in participation."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T11:04:53.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-17T11:22:14.516Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/3f825936-f719-4ab4-99e4-290ba7270c42"}