U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth credited Panama President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday with improving security ...

Pete Hegseth paid a visit to Panama on Tuesday, where he warned the US will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of ...

The Defense secretary promoted working with “like-minded allies and partners” after Trump repeatedly threatened to take over the famous canal.

The United States of America will not allow Communist China, or any other country to threaten the canal’s operation or integrity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, speaking at a ribbon cutting at ...

China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal. And China will not weaponize this canal," Hegseth said, ...

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

The Trump administration must act quickly to prevent the country’s dangerous collapse unfolding just 700 miles from South Florida’s coast.

The Panama Canal's strategic importance has largely flown under the public radar. Handling 5% of global trade and serving as ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on February 2. March ...