Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...

(Aris Martinez/Reuters) The Panama Canal Zone is President Donald Trump’s kind of place. For thousands of Americans who were born or raised there during the decades when it was a tropical ...

The Navy's decision to stay silent amid the negotiations with Panama makes it difficult to accurately determine just how much ...

Rubio said that the US would be obligated to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack, adding that he found it “absurd that we would have to pay fees to transit a zone that we are ...

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...

Beijing — China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. "coercion" after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington's threat to take back the ...

Hong Kong CNN — Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and ... special trade zones near Colon ...

The Panama Canal Authority late Wednesday denied the State Department’s claim that it had agreed to a deal to allow U.S. vessels to pass through the canal without paying any toll or fees ...

saying it was "absurd" for US naval vessels to pay to transit the Panama Canal. "I find it absurd that we would have to pay fees to transit a zone we are obligated to protect in time of conflict.

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security. By Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher ...