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

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

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

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

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Panama Canal faces threats from China but together the U.S. and Panama will keep ...

The defence secretary said the US will not allow China or any other country to threaten the canal’s operation.

After talks with Panama's government ... including Fort Sherman and Rodman Naval Station before the U.S. exit, Hegseth spoke about the canal as "key terrain" and held out hope for more frequent ...

A few months after Panama officially took over the ... Chinese businessman Li Ka-shing was planning to take over operation of the Panama Canal before the pullout last year of the United States ...

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

Panama and the US signed agreements on security and regional cooperation, but the issue of control over the canal remains unresolved. The two countries use different wording in their statements, ...

The "Panama Canal Repurchase Act," a bill that was recently introduced in Congress, would give Trump the authority to negotiate with appropriate Panamanian government officials to reacquire the ...