U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the ...

Panama and the US appear to have agreed to let American warships use the Panama Canal, effectively for free. But beneath the ...

Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and ...

China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal, and China will not weaponize this canal,' says Pete ...

Panama’s Foreign Relations Ministry did not ... Trump’s repeated assertions that the US is being overcharged to use the Panama Canal and that China has influence over its operations ...

Panama's Foreign Relations Ministry did not immediately ... lying’: Panama’s president refutes claims that US will take back canal The China concern was provoked by the Hong Kong consortium ...

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 firms' ...

"That gives China the potential to conduct surveillance activities across Panama. This makes Panama and the United States less secure ... Panama's Foreign Relations Ministry did not immediately ...