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Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

August 16, 2026 admin

This is not the first time that Donald Trump has sought to end the exercises. During his first term, he also issued a surprise announcement that called the wargames “provocative”. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday (August 16, 2026) to scale back planned joint military exercises with South…

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North Korea slams U.S.-South Korea military drills, threatens to exercise self-defence

August 14, 2026 admin

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. File | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korea on Friday (August 14, 2026) threatened to exercise its right to self-defence in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills as a war rehearsal that would be more provocative than last year. The U.S. and South Korean militaries are…

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