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

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

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

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United ...

The United States has long participated in military exercises in Panama ... last month a deal to offload 43 ports in 23 ...

We certainly respect the sovereignty of the Panamanians,” the U.S. defense secretary said before departing the country back ...

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

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

Panama's president has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that America is literally retaking the canal.

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

The plan was for a group led by the U.S. firm BlackRock to buy them. But Beijing is unhappy and is scrutinizing the deal.