Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and ...

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

That project is a microcosm of how Trump handles negotiations — not just in real estate, but on the global trade stage.

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

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

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

Hegseth’s tune on Panama is decidedly different from the rhetoric employed by Trump following his November election victory.

China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal and China will not weaponize this canal,” the Pentagon ...

Hegseth's comments came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new U.S.-funded dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base.

The Chinese government is accusing the U.S. of “blackmail” after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Beijing a ...

Speaking at a regional security conference, Hegseth said that China-based companies were controlling land and critical ...

During a visit to Panama, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned against Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, vowing to ...