Since taking office, Mr Trump has criticised former president Jimmy Carter for “foolishly” returning the canal, which was ...

Panama's president has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that America is literally retaking the canal.

Xi invoked demonstrations in China in the 1960s that were held in solidarity with Panamanian protesters opposed to US control of the canal in the country. Trump has put pressure on Panama over what he ...

The Panama Canal is owned by the Panama government, but is run like a private business. The Panama Canal Authority operates ...

The Panama Canal is an artificial 82-kilometre (51-mile) waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, making it an important trade and logistics hub.

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

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 ...

Panama will also guarantee "expedited transit for military and auxiliary ships of the Republic of Panama and the United States." Control over Panama Canal US President Donald Trump had previously ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a victory lap over two recent “historic” agreements on the Panama Canal, marking major steps in the United States ... and desire to control the Panama ...

PANAMA CITY - Panama said on April 9 that the US recognises its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from Washington, as the two nations announced agreements to deepen US ...

The escalating war of words between the US and China over the canal has left Panama – which does not ... has accused of being under Beijing’s control – something Hutchison denies.