GATÚN, Panama — In his inaugural address in January, President Donald Trump made the first of many official statements about his desire to retake U.S. control of the Panama Canal to guard against ...

U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera gives a press conference in Panama City, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) 31,165 people played the daily Crossword recently.

Panama has reached a major milestone in its ambitious Metro Line 3 project: the construction of the country’s first metro tunnel beneath the Panama Canal is well underway. This unprecedented project ...

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President Trump has threatened to ‘take back’ the Panama Canal, saying Panama is violating a decades-old treaty that ceded U.S. control of the waterway. WSJ breaks down his strategy and the ...

Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth completed a highly anticipated trip to Panama. Hegseth spent several days in the country as part of the 2025 Central American Security Conference, ...

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 United States and Panama have officially signed a new defense and security pact aimed at reinforcing control over the Panama Canal, a move that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims is ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that U.S. and Panama officials would sign a “framework” agreement allowing U.S. warships to travel “first and free” through the Panama Canal.

US warships could soon enjoy free and priority use of the Panama Canal, but there's still a long way to go before tensions in one of the world's most important trade passages are resolved. Panama ...

Panama says the U.S. government has recognized the country’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal, but it’s unclear if Washington fully agrees with that assertion. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

The United States and Panama signed an agreement strengthening the military relationship between both countries in the face of China‘s perceived influence in the country. Secretary of Defense ...