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,” the Pentagon ...

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

Hegseth’s tune on Panama is decidedly different from the rhetoric employed by Trump following his November election victory.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal ...

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...

The notion that the Panama Canal is under China’s influence is a “total misperception”, a top official from the Central American nation has said, adding that his country must explain this to ...

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Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the ...

During a visit to Panama, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned against Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, vowing to ...

US Defense Secretary Says China Is a Threat to Panama Canal, Spurring a Fiery Response From Beijing PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ...