International19 August 2026

Seoul caught off guard as Trump orders cuts to joint military drills

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South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said ‌at a parliamentary hearing in Seoul on Wednesday that neither South Korean nor U.S. ⁠officials had been aware in advance of President Donald Trump's order to scale back joint military drills.

"Our government officials, of course, ‌and ⁠the U.S. government officials hadn't known about it in advance," Cho ⁠said, when asked by a lawmaker if Seoul had ⁠been informed about Trump's plans to ⁠reduce the joint military exercises.

-Reuters

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