Trump Cuts South Korea Drills | Japan Deepens India, Australia Defense Ties

The US military has scaled back its annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercises with South Korea, following US President Donald Trump's praise on social media of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's supposed "restraint.” Meanwhile, Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro recently visited fellow Quad members India and Australia in an attempt to expand Japan's security network in the region. The…