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

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has again put China at the center of U.S. priorities in the Western Hemisphere, one day after calling the world power a threat to the Panama 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 its Western Hemisphere policy.

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

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday floated the idea of US troops returning to Panama to "secure" its ...

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

Hegseth warned that China-based companies are controlling land and critical infrastructure in key sectors across Latin America.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has stated that the U.S. will "take back" the Panama Canal from "China's influence," ...

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 ...