South Korea and the US will begin annual military drills next week

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Lee Sung Joon, left, public affairs director of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), shakes hand with his U.S. Forces Korea counterpart Ryan Donald during a press briefing of the Freedom Shield exercise at the JCS headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)