The USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class fast battleship commissioned in 1942, played a significant role in World War II. -Initially tasked with escorting Allied convoys to the Soviet Union, it ...

The United States and Panama have officially signed a new defense and security pact aimed at reinforcing control over the Panama Canal, a move that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claims is ...

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that cuts across Central America, unless fees for using the canal are lowered.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that U.S. and Panama officials would sign a "framework" agreement allowing U.S. warships to travel "first and free" through the Panama Canal.

He said Panama will review its arrangement with a Hong Kong-based company to operate ports on either end of the canal. And he reportedly offered US Navy ships an exemption from canal transit fees.

In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Mulino reaffirmed Panama's sovereignty over the canal, emphasizing that the waterway will remain under Panamanian control in accordance with the ...

FILE -- Ships crossing the Gatún locks in the Panama Canal, July 10, 2024. To imagine the kind of future a hotter, dryer climate may bring, and the geopolitical challenges it will create, look no ...

During the 2024 campaign at his many rallies, Donald Trump almost always mentioned the United States’ construction of the Panama Canal as evidence of the past U.S. greatness. President-elect Trump’s ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary following ...

He’s called to reclaim control of the Panama Canal from Panama and acquire Greenland ... an area roughly equivalent to the size of Massachusetts. That has huge implications for the entire ...