President Trump’s trade war may reduce Panama Canal activity in the short-term as Chinese freight vessel traffic plummets, ...

Around 14,000 ships transit the Panama Canal annually. But the U.S. uses it more than any other nation with 40% of all U.S.

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.

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

China dialed up scrutiny of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s planned Panama ports sale to a BlackRock Inc.-backed group ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United ...

United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for America to “reclaim” the Panama Canal from what he termed “China control”.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to deepen security cooperation with Panama's forces and said China would not be ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, ...

Hegseth's visit comes amid tensions over US President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the United States is being overcharged to use the Panama Canal and that China has influence over its ...

Panama's president has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that America is literally retaking the canal.

After talks with Panama's government, Hegseth vowed to deepen security cooperation with Panamanian security forces and said ...