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Trump announces new military coalition to 'eradicate cartels' in Western Hemisphere

Saturday, 07 Mar 2026 | 11:07 PM MYT

U.S. President Donald Trump attends the "Shield of the Americas" Summit in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

March ⁠7 (Reuters) - ⁠U.S. President ‌Donald Trump on Saturday announced ⁠a ⁠new military coalition ⁠to "eradicate ‌cartels" ⁠in the Western ‌Hemisphere and ⁠said 17 ⁠nations had formally entered the alliance.

(Reporting ⁠by Nandita Bose; writing ⁠by Bhargav ‌AcharyaEditing by Tomasz Janowski)

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