U.S.-South Korea military drill wraps up early, a day after North Korea's missile barrage
President Trump ordered the U.S. military to reduce joint training exercises with South Korea, citing his relationship with North Korea's leader. South Korea and the U.S. shortened the drills accordingly, though North Korea said this doesn't change its view of them as provocative.
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17 sourcesU.S., South Korean militaries wrap up drill early, a day after North Korea’s missile barrage
U.S.-South Korea military drill wraps up early, a day after North Korea's missile barrage
US, South Korean militaries wrap up drill early, a day after North Korea's missile barrage
Trump says US-South Korea exercises are 'insulting' to North Korea's Kim
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39 sourcesUS, S. Korea end drills early, 1 day after barrage by North
US, South Korean militaries wrapping up drills early, a day after North Korea's missile barrage
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18 sourcesTrump is blinded by his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un
Trump pushes to scale back US-South Korea military drills, citing relationship with Kim Jong Un
North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
South Korea says officials ‘were not notified in advance’ of Trump’s scaling back of joint exercises
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20 articlesScaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China
In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy?
South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order
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5 developments- Aug 16Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
- Aug 17South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises
- Aug 18US, South Korea cut short joint drills after Trump criticism
- Aug 19North Korea says it has ‘no interest’ in reduced U.S.-South Korea drills
- Aug 21US, South Korean militaries wrap up drill early, a day after North Korea’s missile barrage
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