The United States and Panama have officially signed a new defense and security pact aimed at reinforcing control over the Panama Canal, a move that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims is ...

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 ...

United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for America to “reclaim” the Panama Canal from what he termed ...

including those at either end of the Panama Canal—and the deal could now be in jeopardy. A map created by Newsweek shows the 43 facilities at stake, with some analysts saying China views the ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the U.S. will take back the Panama Canal from "China’s influence" as Washington tries to reassert control over the major trade route.

The move could be seen as a major concession to President Donald Trump, who has threatened that the U.S. could retake control of the Panama Canal—a key global trade route—if Panama does not ...

who has vowed to take back the Panama Canal from Panama. Trump has claimed that China effectively controls the trade route via two major ports on either end of the shipping lane. Panama has ...

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 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged deeper cooperation with Panama ... route as potential threats to US and Panamanian interests. But he didn’t assert, as Trump has, that China controls ...

"Today, the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats," Hegseth said in a speech Tuesday at a police station located at the entry to the shipping route. "The United States of America will not allow ...