Panama's reputation as merely a passageway between oceans understates its rich cultural tapestry. Beyond the engineering ...

Sharp criticisms prompted the Panamanian government to release the migrants on the streets of Panama City last month, leaving many migrants to fend for themselves. Following Mr Trump's return to ...

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Similarly, Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are taking significant steps to secure the Panama Canal – with full cooperation from the Panamanian government. The Panama Canal is a vital ...

The BlackRock-MSC group would acquire CK Hutchison’s 90 percent interest in subsidiary Panama Ports Company, but would still need the Panamanian government to approve the proposed transaction.

At the height of the migration, Panamanian authorities estimated that between 2,500 and 3,000 people crossed the Darien Gap every day. Now, they estimate around 10 cross weekly.

Panamanian lawyer Arturo Hoyos sees no violation of laws or treaties, as the new agreement allows "joint" operations. Mulino's government says that the facilities and land belong to Panama and ...

Gretel Kahn is a Panamanian journalist writing for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, where this story was originally published.

In fact, the Pentagon appeared to omit a key line to that effect from a joint statement, which in the Panamanian version reads, “Secretary Hegseth recognized the leadership and inalienable ...

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 ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also gave a public nod to Panamanian sovereignty at the conclusion of the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades. Hegseth said he sees the canal as ...