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

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 ...

Hegseth’s tune on Panama is decidedly different from the rhetoric employed by Trump following his November election victory.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but ...

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

Hegseth's comments came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new U.S.-funded dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base.

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

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said the U.S. will take back the Panama Canal from "China’s influence" as Washington tries to reassert control over the major trade route.

Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that the US will not allow China to threaten the Panama Canal. Hegseth met with Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino. China denied it interfered in canal ...

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