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Chile’s President-Elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks during a press conference in Santiago on March 3. — Chile’s President-Elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks during a press conference in Santiago on March 3.Photographer: Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg

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By Patricia Garip and Matthew Malinowski

March 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM UTC

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March 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM UTC

Donald Trump is gathering his top allies from Latin America at a moment when a new US military conflict is putting even his best friends in the region under newfound pressure.

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