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

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

But experts acknowledge U.S. security concerns, particularly regarding espionage, with an expansive Chinese commercial ...

Capt. Efraín Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the ...

Panama's president has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that America is literally retaking the canal.

Panama says the U.S. government has recognized the country’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal, but it’s unclear if ...

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

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