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

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal from the influence of China, which operates two major ports.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said recent comments by Panama's media have sharply exposed the true nature of ...

United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for America to “reclaim” the Panama Canal from what he termed ...

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

PANAMA CITY: The United States will not allow China to jeopardise the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday ...

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

He also made clear that the U.S. is taking steps to counter Chinese-controlled infrastructure in Panama. "China-based companies continue to control critical infrastructure in the canal area ...

Panama City (AFP) – The United States will not allow China to "threaten" the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit, earning a rebuke from Beijing on ...

The United States will not allow China to “threaten” the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

The escalating war of words between the US and China over the canal has left Panama – which does not have a military – ...

The escalating war of words between the US and China over the canal has left Panama – which does not have a military – baffled and brings to mind the old proverb of how “when elephants fight ...