By Alek Buttermann in Berlin The planned sale of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison’s global port assets, including its strategic ...

The President of Panama has requested that the National Assembly approve an agreement with the Southern Common Market - Mercado Común del ...

The joint exercise reinforced preparation for threats to the security of the Panama Canal and other strategic infrastructure.

Panama only gained control of the canal in 1999, more than 20 years after then-President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty in 1977 that granted Panama eventual control over the crucial waterway.

Trump made comments about retaking the Panama Canal during his 2025 inauguration, also claiming the U.S. is being overcharged to use the canal and that China could be exerting control over it.

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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week, the second senior U.S. official to visit the country in as many months, as President Donald Trump says America is “reclaiming ...

President Donald Trump cited BlackRock’s Tuesday deal to acquire Panama Canal ports as part of his administration’s broader effort to “reclaim” the crucial waterway.

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

Gordon Chang, expert on U.S.-China relations, details how Beijing can 'make life very difficult' for firms involved in sale of Panama Canal from Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to U.S.-based BlackRock.

The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control to Panama in 1999.

Control of the canal remained with the U.S. until the Torrijos-Carter Treaties of 1977 initiated a process that culminated in Panama assuming full control in 1999.