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What Trump’s cold shoulder toward South Korea means to our allies
Trump’s coupling of his desire to meet the North Korean dictator with the cutback in joint exercises with South Korea sends the wrong message.
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Trump seeks to rekindle bromance with Kim Jong Un
President Trump is pushing to rekindle his first-term bromance with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, expressing his desire for another rendezvous after reducing joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to appease the dictator. The president met with Kim three times during his first term, but ultimately, denuclearization talks stalled and the relationship…
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Labour leader of cash-strapped town hall spent £700 on a door sign and £600 on personalised greeting cards, new Tory successor reveals
A Conservative politician who took over leadership of a financially struggling council has accused their Labour predecessor of wasteful spending, highlighting a £700 outlay on a door sign and £600 spent on personalised greeting cards. The disclosure comes amid wider scrutiny of local authority finances, with councils across England facing severe budget pressures, and is…
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Trump wants to be friends with Kim – but South Korea could pay the price
The US has abruptly scaled back its annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises with South Korea after President Trump ordered the Pentagon to cut them short, catching Seoul off guard and stoking concern among allies such as Japan and Taiwan who rely on American security guarantees. Trump, who has criticised the drills as “inappropriate and…
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Fans Share Which Songs Get Them Hyped for the Gym at Outside Lands Music Festival | Man On the Street
At the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco, Billboard partnered with gym chain Planet Fitness to ask attendees which songs energise them for exercise. The resulting video, part of Billboard’s sponsored “Man on the Street” and “Movement Mix” content series, gathers a range of festival-goers’ personal picks and the reasons behind them, offering a…
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Is this ‘lust-free’ Christian gym the final battlefield for the gender wars?
A men-only Christian gym in Oklahoma City, called Proverbs 27:17, has drawn national attention for its mission to strip out what its owner calls “temptation” from the workout environment, aiming to create a “lust-free” space that helps members resist pornography and related habits. Owner Jeff Hambrecht has framed the facility as a faith-based response to…
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At 53, I was overweight, exhausted and suffering from chronic back pain. None of the ‘miracle’ diets worked – until I discovered a method that helped me lose almost five stone and kick my alcohol habit
A 53-year-old woman has described how she overcame years of being overweight, exhausted and living with chronic back pain after conventional “miracle” diets repeatedly failed her. She eventually found an approach that allowed her to lose almost five stone and also give up drinking alcohol, transforming both her physical health and daily wellbeing. The personal…
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Joint exercises with South Korea shortened by about half after Trump order
The Pentagon and South Korean military confirmed Wednesday major joint exercises between the two would be cut in half after President Trump ordered the reduction over the weekend. The exercise, which began Monday and is known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will end Aug. 21 rather than the original date of Aug. 27, a Defense Department…
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South Korea shortens war games with US citing Washington request
South Korea has cut short its annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises with the United States by six days, following a request from Washington. Seoul’s defence ministry confirmed the change came at the “proposal of the US side”, after Donald Trump announced plans to scale back joint drills, pointing to his rapport with North Korean…
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Kelly, Tillis urge Trump to reverse reduction to joint military exercises with South Korea
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Kelly, Tillis urge Trump to reverse reduction to joint military exercises with South Korea Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are urging President Trump to reverse his decision to order a reduction of joint…