US, South Korea to end key joint military exercises
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United States and South Korea have confirmed plans to end large-scale joint military exercises amid efforts to thaw relations.
Smaller-scale drills will continue, but major planned war games will now not go ahead.
A number of exercises were suspended last year after us President Donald Trump met North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
North Korea has always regarded the games as preparation for a military invasion by the two countries.
A pentagon statement said the defence ministers from the two countries had agreed to end the foal eagle and key resolve exercises in a phone call on Saturday. It is unclear if the suspension is permanent.
