# North Korea denounces US-South Korea joint military drills, KCNA says

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- Reuters, 2026-08-18 22:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-denounces-us-south-korea-joint-military-drills-kcna-says-2026-08-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a84d84cf7c24d00010f89ad

> North Korea condemned military exercises by the United States and South Korea, saying it would continue exercising its right to self-defence against what it called military threats from the two countries, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

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