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.

Last week, the Defense Department touted several important triumphs won by Hegseth in Panama, including an agreement on a joint declaration that will allow US warships and auxiliary ships to travel ...

Together with Panama in the lead, we will keep the canal secure and available for all nations through the deterrent power of the strongest, [...] More ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took a victory lap over two recent “historic” agreements on the Panama Canal, marking major ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently suggested rotating US troops and reviving military bases in Panama to secure the strategic cana ...

The number of vessels that transited the Panama Canal, the world's second-busiest waterway, fell to an average of 33.7 per ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth breaks down recent arrangements around the Panama Canal and addresses rising temperatures in ...

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

"We certainly understand that the Panama Canal is in Panama, and protecting Panamanian sovereignty from malign influence is ...

By Alek Buttermann The Panama Canal remains at the centre of geopolitical tension, as the United States increases pressure to ...

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