PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from Washington, as the two nations announced agreements to ...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -The United States will take back the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation.

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 ...

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 ...

Two versions of a joint statement by the Defense Secretary and Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino had a major difference.

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal from the influence of China, which operates two major ports.

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth's remarks triggered a ...

Panama City (AFP) – The United States will not allow China to "threaten" the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit, earning a rebuke from Beijing on ...

Chinese antitrust regulators are investigating a US consortium’s deal for two ports in the Panama Canal zone, delaying the deal’s closing that was originally set for next week.

Trump has complained that handing over the canal was a bad deal for the United States. While Hegseth spoke about working with Panama to remove "malign" Chinese influence, Trump has spoken in ...

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 ...