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President Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercises with South Korea on August 16, citing his relationship with Kim Jong Un and Seoul's refusal to join the US war against Iran. The announcement came hours before the 10-day drills were scheduled to begin.
Read Full ArticleSouth Korea's Supreme Court upheld former President Yoon Suk Yeol's seven-year prison sentence over his 2024 martial law actions, dismissing all appeals.
In South Korea, the slaughter and sale of dogs for their meat are set to become illegal by 2027 due to growing concerns about animal rights, despite being neither explicitly banned nor legalized. In contrast, in India's Northeast, some tribal communities continue to consume dog meat, as a ban on its commercial import and sale was quashed by the Gauhati High Court's Kohima bench in June last year, considering it an accepted norm among people of Nagaland.
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