Trump declares that drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are ‘unlawful combatants’

<p>President also said the US is now in a ‘non-international conflict’, according to a White House memo</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> has declared that drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are “unlawful combatants” and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict”, according to a White House memo obtained by the Associated Press on Thursday.</p><p>A US official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly told the AP that Congress was notified about the designation by Pentagon officials on Wednesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/02/trump-administration-caribbean-drug-cartels">Continue reading...</a>