Trump may want to turn back the clock on half a century of incompetent negotiation and poor deal-making, but legally, he has ...

Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from ...

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

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

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

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

For over 40 years, Capt. Efraín Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the rise of U.S. interest in retaking the waterway.

Panama’s comptroller authority says an audit found irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year port concession in the interoceanic canal and it would request an investigation into the authorization of ...

After talks with Panama's government, Hegseth vowed to deepen security cooperation with Panamanian security forces and said ...

Alvin Holsey pose for a photo during a tour of the Panama Canal’s Miraflores Locks, in Panama City, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

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

While visiting Panama this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not mention President Trump's pledge to take back the ...