Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal from the influence of China, which operates two major ports.

Decades after the United States invaded Panama in 1989, Samuel Castañeda says the sounds and smells of that night – armored ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discusses the latest developments with Panama, tensions with China and more on ‘The Will Cain Show.’ WILL CAIN, FOX NEWS HOST: Let's bring back in the secretary of ...

“China did not build this canal. China does not operate this canal and China will not weaponize this canal,” the Pentagon chief said in remarks from Panama, with the strategic waterway as ...

This story began with an image, a 4-year-old Cristela Guerra, pictured above right, next to a U.S. soldier during one of the ...

When the region experiences droughts, as it did in 2023–2024, the resulting water shortages can lead to increasing water ...

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

However, perhaps the most interesting part of his life was the period in which he played an important role in building the Panama Canal. A world traveler, he lived more than a decade in Central ...

One of those conflicts involves a new dam the Panama Canal Authority plans to begin building in 2027. It would be designed to secure enough water to keep the canal, which contributes about 4.2 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is talking up American efforts to work with Panama to safeguard its canal from Chinese influence, a major departure from President Donald Trump’s threats to take ...