The Panama Canal remains one of the most crucial trade routes in the world, and the U.S. has a long history of involvement in ...

The Panama Canal runs on fresh water ... Last year was the second driest in the history of the Canal, inaugurated by the United States in 1914. Due to this, the ACP cut down the daily transit ...

FILE -- Ships crossing the Gatún locks in the Panama Canal, July 10, 2024. To imagine the kind of future a hotter, dryer climate may bring, and the geopolitical challenges it will create, look no ...

nor has it ever interfered in the affairs of the canal," said a statement by the Chinese Embassy in Panama. "The only time in history the canal has been cut off was because of a U.S. invasion.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to Panama this week has Latin America experts speculating that President Donald Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal has waned — and shifted to ...

US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks to reestablish ...

PANAMA CITY — (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure.

The claims have put Panama’s otherwise pro-American ... In speeches, he mentioned their shared history and role building the canal in the early 1900s. And he promised to increase their military ...

The Trump administration announced major moves in the Panama Canal this week, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explaining Thursday that the deals are a means of serving American interests and ...

Difficult history - The country has a long and difficult ... offload 43 ports in 23 countries -- including its two on the Panama Canal -- to a consortium led by US asset manager BlackRock for ...