The Monroe Doctrine seeks to exclude outside powers from the Western Hemisphere. It is key to protecting the U.S. and our ...

When American officials state one version of reality while Panamanian officials assert another, international audiences ...

Settling the future of one of the world’s most strategically important waterways took almost four decades of US diplomacy in the last century. Putting it up for grabs again took President Donald Trump ...

Exactly 25 years after Panama recovered its sovereignty over the canal and negotiated the definitive departure of the US ...

The Trump administration has made the security of the canal, built by the U.S. more than a century ago, a top priority for ...

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

one day after calling the world power a threat to the Panama Canal. Smartphones and laptops to be excluded from reciprocal tariffs, Trump administration says LA28 pulls Olympic equestrian events out ...

Panama says the U.S. government has recognized the country’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal, but it’s unclear if ...

Speaking alongside Mulino, Hegseth said the US and Panama together would "take back the Panama Canal from China's influence" ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during a visit to Panama, vowed to "take back" the Panama Canal from what he called China's growing influence. Speaking alongside Panamanian officials, he promised ...

Hegseth's comments came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new U.S.-funded dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base.