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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed that ongoing joint military drills with U.S. forces would end early.
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President Trump had ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint exercises with the key U.S. ally, declaring the drills "hostile" toward North Korea.
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Two high-profile cases that had spurred international condemnation of the country's conduct in Gaza were transferred to the military police. Such investigations have rarely led to convictions.
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The annual U.S.-South Korea drills, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will end Aug. 21 rather than Aug. 27 as originally scheduled, both countries said.
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