Trump says US scaling back military drills with S Korea

RTE Monday 17th August 2026, 5:58AM 1 min read 2 hours ago

US President Donald Trump has said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began.

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