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South Korea and the United States will end joint military exercises ahead of schedule

17 outlets 30 reports 60 hours Azerbaijan
aljazeera.com4 euronews.com3 theguardian.com3 cbsnews.com2 report.az2 nytimes.com2 nbcnews.com2 apa.az2 foxnews.com2 japantimes.co.jp france24.com bbc.co.uk abcnews.com npr.org politico.com ft.com politico.eu
16 August 2026
23:27 bbc.co.uk first
Trump says US will scale back military drills with South Korea
23:28 apa.az +1m
Trump ordered to reduce the scale of US-South Korean military exercises
17 August 2026
00:11 report.az +43m
Trump ordered the Pentagon to reduce the scale of military exercises with South Korea
00:32 nytimes.com +22m
Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea
01:01 ft.com +29m
Trump says US will scale back military drills with South Korea
01:16 nbcnews.com +15m
Trump orders military to ‘substantially reduce’ joint exercises with South Korea
01:42 politico.com +26m
Trump directs Hegseth to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea
02:11 aljazeera.com +29m
Trump says US to ‘substantially reduce’ military drills with South Korea
05:57 euronews.com +3h
Trump orders Pentagon to 'scale back' military drills with South Korea citing good relations with Kim Jong Un
07:21 npr.org +1h
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
11:51 theguardian.com +4h
Trump cuts military drills with South Korea citing ‘very good relationship’ with Kim Jong-un – US politics live
12:36 cbsnews.com +45m
Trump orders Pentagon to "substantially reduce" military exercises with South Korea
13:04 theguardian.com +29m
Trump cuts US-South Korea military drills citing ‘good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ | First Thing
13:29 aljazeera.com +24m
Trump orders US to scale back South Korea military drills
18:14 aljazeera.com +4h
Democrats rebuke Trump over scaling back military drills with South Korea
18 August 2026
07:50 theguardian.com +13h
South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills
14:50 abcnews.com +6h
South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises
15:29 euronews.com +39m
South Korea and Japan stress stress 'critical' US alliance as Trump slashes military drills
17:13 foxnews.com +1h
South Korean president jumps to invest in military after Trump cuts joint exercises
19 August 2026
03:54 nbcnews.com +10h
U.S.-South Korea joint military drills are being cut short after Trump order, Seoul says
04:26 cbsnews.com +31m
U.S., South Korea cut short their joint military drills at Trump's direction
04:27 france24.com +1m
Trump scales back joint military drills between South Korea and US
04:41 apa.az +14m
South Korea and the United States will end joint military exercises ahead of schedule
04:51 japantimes.co.jp +9m
U.S. and South Korea to nearly halve joint military drills after Trump criticism
05:02 nytimes.com +11m
Pentagon Scales Back Major Training Exercises With South Korea
05:59 euronews.com +57m
US and South Korean militaries agree to shorten drills days after Trump ordered reduction in joint exercises
06:25 report.az +26m
The US and Korea will end joint military exercises ahead of schedule
06:59 aljazeera.com +34m
South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order
11:00 foxnews.com +4h
Inside the tension that drove Trump’s South Korea alliance from ‘historic new era’ to military pullback
11:22 politico.eu +23m
South Korea admits Trump blindsided Seoul by cutting military drills
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