Allies US and South Korea are currently holding joint military exercises. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, designed to prepare for a possible attack by North Korea, will end around a week earlier than planned, both countries announced on Wednesday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Allies US and South Korea are currently holding joint military exercises. The drills will, however, wrap up earlier than planned after Trump ordered cuts.S1

• The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, designed to prepare for a possible attack by North Korea, will end around a week earlier than planned, both countries announced on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told the Pentagon to curtai...S2

• South Korea and the US will cut the duration of their annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some field training, ​the allies said on Wednesday, ‌after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in US participation. Trump'...S3