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.

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 United States and Panama will work together to take back the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday while standing in front of the vital shipping ...

On the latest episode of The President’s Inbox, Jim sat down with Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at the Council, to discuss President Donald Trump’s effort to reassert U.S. influence ...

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 ...

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 ...

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino (C) looks on as Panama's Security Minister Frank Abrego (L) and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth get ready to sign a bilateral agreement, in Panama City on ...

A deal has reportedly been made which will see troops deployed to the Central American country for training exercises.

PANAMA CITY, Panama—When President Theodore Roosevelt formulated plans for the Panama Canal, there was no Panama. The country was still part of the Republic of Colombia despite bouts of on-again ...

FILE PHOTO: The Balboa Port is pictured after Hong Kong's CK Hutchison agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock Inc-backed consortium, in Panama City.

The U.S. built the canal to facilitate the transit of commercial and military vessels between the east and west coasts of the United States. It turned over control to Panama on Dec. 31 ...