A cargo ship transits through the Panama Canal's Cocolí Locks in Panama City, Panama, on February 21, 2025. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP US troops will be able to deploy a string of bases along the ...

US warships could soon enjoy free and priority use of the Panama Canal, but there's still a long way to go before tensions in one of the world's most important trade passages are resolved. Panama ...

Freelance Writer Pete Hegseth omitted a key point about the Panama Canal in the English version of a joint statement he released with the Panamanian leader. The tattooed former Fox News star ...

Authorities’ plans for a new reservoir to guarantee water for the canal will submerge villages along the Indio River, where residents voice anger over relocation talks HAVANA TIMES – Two hours to the ...

Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, reportedly delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next week.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged that the Trump administration would “take back” the Panama Canal from “China’s influence” on Tuesday during a visit to the key shipping lane.

After talks with Panama's government, Hegseth vowed to deepen security cooperation with Panamanian security forces and said China would not be allowed to "weaponize" the canal by using Chinese ...

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 ...

Hegseth's proposal included American troops controlling the strategic Panama Canal on a“rotational” basis with Panama's own armed forces. The idea, however, was quickly slapped down by the ...

Panama City (AFP) – US President Donald Trump's bid to take back control of the Panama Canal has put his counterpart Jose Raul Mulino in a difficult position and revived fears in the Central ...