President Donald Trump is a man with a plan for the canal, namely to force Panama to limit China’s influence on the vital 50-mile shortcut between the Atlantic and the Pacific or risk the United ...

The Panama Canal Authority Wednesday denied an earlier announcement by the U.S. State Department that ships flying its flag ...

Washington had suggested Panama had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government vessels using the waterway.

Panama has denied claims made by the US State Department that American government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has accused the US of spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the US State Department claimed ...

Among the first tasks on returning to Whit House, newly sworn in US President Donald Trump threatened to take control of the Panama Canal.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a known critic of China, warned Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday ...

Conservative President José Raúl Mulino wanted to work with Trump from day one. He’s now trying to stop a U.S. takeover of ...

No formal deal has been agreed to as President Trump threatens an American takeover of the strategic waterway.

In a Truth Social post, Trump called the fees “ridiculous” and the current situation a “complete ‘rip-off.’” In his inaugural address last month, Trump repeated his claim that China is operating the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian leaders that the U.S. would protect its rights under the Panama Canal Treaty if the Central American nation didn’t move to oust Chinese-connected ...

The Panamanian leader played down the tensions but reiterated his country won't give up the canal, as his government offered ...