Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and ...

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

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal ...

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

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

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth breaks down recent arrangements around the Panama Canal and addresses rising temperatures in ...

The Chinese government is accusing the U.S. of “blackmail” after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Beijing a ...

During a visit to Panama, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned against Chinese influence over the Panama Canal, vowing to ...

Speaking at a regional security conference, Hegseth said that China-based companies were controlling land and critical ...

China has never taken part in the management or operation of the Panama Canal, nor has it interfered in issues' concerning ...

Hegseth's visit comes amid tensions over US President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the United States is being ...