As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confidently announced that American warships would enjoy “first and free” access through the Panama Canal, Panamanian officials visibly stiffened. Within ...

During his visit Hegseth said that the United States will take back the Panama Canal from China. Hegseth even announced that the United States would put boots on the ground in Panama and that it would ...

A huge deal President Donald Trump touted as a victory in his campaign to “take back” the Panama Canal from China could be on the rocks amid pushback from Beijing.April 17, 2025 ...

The two ports that sit at opposite ends of the Panama Canal have been a high-profile point of international wrangling since US President Donald Trump took office. Officials in his administration ...

(Photo courtesy Tourism Department) The U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Department wrapped a successful week at Seatrade Cruise Global 2025, building key partnerships and advancing its cruise strategy.

Italian tycoon Gianluigi Aponte’s family-run business – not BlackRock – will be the lead investor of a group trying to buy 43 global ports, including key Panama Canal locations, from a Hong ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a victory lap over two recent “historic” agreements on the Panama Canal, marking major steps in the United States’s bid to retake the channel and protect ...

Opposition politicians in Panama have accused the United States of launching a “camouflaged invasion” of the country after President Donald Trump confirmed the deployment of US soldiers days ...

The Neutrality Treaty, signed together with the Torrijos-Carter Treaty in 1977, establishes that the Panama Canal must remain open and secure. File photo: “La Estrella de Panama” This is happening ...

US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by Agence France-Presse on Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks ...

PANAMA CITY - US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major concession to President Donald Trump as he seeks to ...

A cargo ship transits through the Panama Canal's Cocolí Locks in Panama City, Panama, on February 21, 2025. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP US troops will be able to deploy a string of bases along the ...