Panama City, Panama - January 26, 2025 Panama holds full ownership and usage rights over the Panama Canal, said a number of Panamanians in separate interviews with China Central Television, rejecting ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his first foreign trip in office, arriving in Central America on Saturday to press President Donald Trump's top priority — curbing illegal immigration — and to ...

The Panama Canal’s strategic importance has drawn renewed focus from the Trump administration amid concerns over rising tolls and Chinese influence. Why is Panama such a priority for the U.S.?

For decades, Trump has railed against Jimmy Carter’s decision to give the canal to Panama.

As this is written, I have just completed an extensive visit to the Panama Canal and Central America. At the same time, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Panama to discuss the future ...

Following pressure from anti-colonial movements, the U.S. signed treaties in 1977 granting Panama control and full sovereignty over the canal zone and guaranteeing its permanent neutrality.

While threats of tariffs against China, Mexico and Canada have dominated headlines early on in President Donald Trump's second term, a conflict over control of the Panama Canal has become the next ...

The conflict over the Panama Canal should not overshadow Panama’s enduring role as a key friend and partner to the United States, bound by ties of history and family, as well as by the Canal.

President Trump accused Panama of violating the terms under which the U.S. handed over the Panama Canal. “We’re taking it back,” he declared. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a visit ...

Rubio says Trump sees status quo at Panama Canal as unacceptable Sovereignty over the canal is not up for discussion, Mulino says U.S. believes China's influence violates neutrality treaty Rubio ...

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security. By Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher ...