Panama president Jose Raul Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal. And he hopes US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit ...

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During his inaugural address on Monday, Trump lamented that the U.S. had transferred control of the canal back to Panama, saying American ships are being "severely overcharged." He also repeated ...

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- Asian businesses and governments are digesting U.S. President Donald Trump's 30-minute inauguration speech, as the returning leader pledged to "put America first" in forging his ...

Panama and China have pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s controversial claims regarding the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal “was not a gift” from the US, Panama’s ...

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump doubled down on his assertion that China runs the Panama Canal. "China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn't give it to China.

It is a hugely valuable U.S. trade route. The canal uses locks at each end to lift ships up to a freshwater lake 85 feet above sea level and then lower them again at the other end. The canal runs ...

A container ship transits the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama, August 12, 2024. File Image/Reuters Over 5,600 workers lost their lives ...

The 51-mile maritime trade route uses a series of locks and reservoirs to cut through the middle of Panama and connect the Atlantic and Pacific. The United States built the canal in the early ...

They included claims about immigration, the economy, electric vehicles and the Panama Canal, and were followed by yet more dubious statements as he delivered remarks at the US Capitol's ...

Since then, Panama has managed the canal, overseeing significant expansions, including the 2016 addition of wider locks to accommodate Neopanamax ships. Today, the canal handles over 14,000 vessels ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Jan 20, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but ...