{"id":141602,"date":"2026-08-18T05:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/08\/18\/south-korea-president-calls-for-military-independence-in-wake-of-trump-call-to-cut-joint-drills-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T05:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:50:00","slug":"south-korea-president-calls-for-military-independence-in-wake-of-trump-call-to-cut-joint-drills-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/08\/18\/south-korea-president-calls-for-military-independence-in-wake-of-trump-call-to-cut-joint-drills-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills &#8211; The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMitgFBVV95cUxNQU9PcnNSS2ZQQmxoOFNldmdkQ0RWTmwtVEFQdGl5bkJTcnBoUWR6TUJjS0lnSXFTeG5qU1JZRFNiS2tnTGw0R040YkVYUHFDZHkzdzFmMnpEUmFpanRPR045cmNlYXhPbEZnN0JvZ0pRaHhvY2JHQWJiNHRtNlBIbWVKRnFCaDlnSmc1T3VaRExIVEFsRGw5QWJzMjZzZ2RxZzRWQ3JLTlcwRFpCQXdqeFh6eThGZw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Guardian<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMijwFBVV95cUxQMG1fMlJhVHBiT1FxMWZnVWdDaXQxZjZORnE1Tl80dDNLX1ZnWDV5bnNRTHU3Rk9GLTFwZFVXNmJwWkYyRmphZkZYeHQ0OC1sVGFJc0ZQZ1NNUGU5alhXOWFUUWFkS0hFN1FnV0I1S0xPTUZ6VFN4Q3VsSjkxbFpWRFM5UGk0NFFSNFJJbVYwRQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong-un<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The New York Times<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMigAFBVV95cUxPTnhKaGdOZVFNZG44QVhnTFNXZnB1NmtVRDdJXzdOVUF6OWtBZ01ZbjFiUTU5THFZeWVXa183eEx5ZVhJLVJpRC1kMW1KejAtQkxMdnlRQVFqS2hwcWh4SlpZRzFTZ1hpbkoxcU4zRlJ2TzRycWZfa2FVekplaGZJTw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion | North Korea can&#8217;t be trusted. 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