Marco Rubio Tells Panama’s Leader ‘Immediate Changes’ Are …
6 days ago · Mr. Rubio acknowledged America’s complicated history with Panama, a former Colombian territory that was founded after President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration, eyeing the potential for a ...
Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the …
6 days ago · PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what President Donald Trump says is Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the United States.. Rubio, traveling to the Central American country and touring the Panama …
‘There will be many casualties’: Panama girds for war as Rubio …
Feb 1, 2025 · PANAMA CITY — Marco Rubio’s weekend visit to Panama is set to offer clues to a pressing question: whether the next four years of American policy will more closely resemble an imperial...
Rubio tells Panama to end China's influence of canal or face U.S.
6 days ago · Marco Rubio warned Panama's President that Washington will act if Panama does not end what Trump sees as China's influence and control over the Panama Canal.
US ratchets up Panama Canal rhetoric during Rubio visit
6 days ago · Rubio also pressed Trump’s top focus — curbing illegal immigration — telling Panama’s president that it was important to collaborate on the work and thanked him for taking back migrants ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns Panama's president about …
6 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino in Panama over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a readout of their meeting.
Rubio tells Panama to end China's influence of canal or face US …
6 days ago · Rubio delivered a message from Trump that China's presence - through a Hong Kong-based company operating two ports near the canal's entrances - was a threat to the waterway and a violation of the ...
Rubio presses Panama to reduce Chinese influence over its canal …
6 days ago · U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first foreign trip as America's top diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino, who has resisted pressure from the new U.S. government over Panama ...
Chinese presence in Panama Canal 'unacceptable,' change needed: Rubio …
6 days ago · Rubio and Mulino also discussed migration through the Darien Gap, a jungle area between Colombia and Panama which he says has seen a 94% decrease in illegal crossings. Mulino offered an airstrip ...
Panama’s president ahead of Rubio’s visit: ‘I cannot ... - POLITICO
Jan 30, 2025 · Panama is home to the Darien Gap, the treacherous jungle that countless Venezuelan and Colombian immigrants have crossed to seek asylum in the U.S. The visit to Panama will be Rubio’s first...