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 ...

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

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

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

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

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth focused again on China's presence in the Western Hemisphere Wednesday, ...

He highlighted the growing security relationship between Washington and Panama City to counter Beijing ... The comments ...

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

Panama and the US appear to have agreed to let American warships use the Panama Canal, effectively for free. But beneath the agreement is an ongoing threat to Panamanian sovereignty over the use of ...

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