Panama City (AFP) – US President Donald Trump's bid to take back control of the Panama Canal has put his counterpart Jose Raul Mulino in a difficult position and revived fears in the Central ...

US President Donald Trump's bid to take back control of the Panama Canal has put his counterpart Jose Raul Mulino in a difficult position and revived fears in the Central American country that US ...

The defense secretary warned China has “too much influence” over the vital waterway and that the Trump administration “is gonna take it back.” Reporter Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ...

However, a longer-term rotational force -- such as the one the United States maintains in Darwin, Australia -- could prove politically toxic for Panama's center-right leader Jose Raul Mulino.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new US-funded dock at the Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base following discussions with Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino, Hegseth said the US will not permit ...

However, a longer-term rotational force -- such as the one the United States maintains in Darwin, Australia -- is politically toxic for Panama's center-right leader Jose Raul Mulino. His ...

Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, left, shakes hand with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at an agreement signing ceremony in Panama City, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias ...