PANAMA CITY - Panama President Jose ... on either end of the canal. Earlier this month, CK Hutchison said it had agreed to sell most of its global US$22.8 billion (S$30 billion) ports business ...

The discrepancy comes after earlier rhetoric from President ... denies that Beijing controls the vital shipping lane. Hegseth said Wednesday the U.S. was “helping to take back the Panama Canal ...

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino (C) looks on as Panama's Security Minister Frank Abrego (L) and US Secretary of Defense ... sovereignty over the national canal, amid President Donald Trump ...

“President Trump has made it clear that the Panama Canal ... S. more than a century ago, a top priority for its Western Hemisphere policy, warning that Beijing had increased its influence in the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama ... S. national security interests under President Trump’s leadership, to include ensuring unfettered access to the Panama Canal and keeping ...

But Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino asserted the canal “is, and will continue to be, Panamanian,” as it has been since 1999. Hegseth’s visit to the country included a meeting with ...

US has concerns ... back the Panama Canal from communist Chinese influence," Hegseth told a press briefing in Panama City. The Panamanian government has strongly rejected U.S. President Donald ...

In March, US investment giant BlackRock announced a $22.8 billion deal to buy 43 ports, including two located on either side of the Panama Canal, from CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong logistics company ...

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said April 8 the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but together the U.S. and Panama will keep it secure. Speaking at a ribbon ...

Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from Washington, as the two nations announced agreements to deepen U.S. military ...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from Washington, as the two nations announced agreements ...