US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks
US and South Korean soldiers take part in a joint bridging drill near the Southern Han River in Yeoju, South Korea in 2025. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenUS and South Korean soldiers take part in a joint bridging drill near the Southern Han River in Yeoju, South Korea in 2025.
- ▪US and South Korean soldiers take part in a joint bridging drill near the Southern Han River in Yeoju, South Korea in 2025.
- ▪Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenUS and South Korean soldiers take part in a joint bridging drill near the Southern Han River in Yeoju, South Korea in 2025.
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| Publication time | Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:18:25 GMT |
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US and South Korean soldiers take part in a joint bridging drill near the Southern Han River in Yeoju, South Korea in 2025. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenUS and South Korean soldiers take part in a joint bridging drill near the Southern Han River in Yeoju, South Korea in 2025. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesSouth KoreaUS-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise would end on 21 August at the request of the USRaphael Rashid in SeoulTue 18 Aug 2026 22.18 EDTLast modified on Tue 18 Aug 2026 22.20 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSouth Korea’s military has confirmed that joint military drills with the US will be cut short, days after…
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