In a key concession to Washington, Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday (Feb 6) confirmed that Panama had pulled out ...

Panama has officially withdrawn from China's Belt and Road Initiative, saying that it will not renew the 2017 Memorandum of ...

Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd" that Panama charges U.S. government ships to use its canal.

Feb. 6, 2025 Secretary of State Marco Rubio made his first foreign trip in office to Central America with the Panama Canal ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have hoped to spend his first trip abroad focused exclusively on issues close to his ...

The Panama Canal Authority put out its own terse statement saying it had “not made any adjustments” to the fees.

Panamanian leader questions intention of those who signed 2017 deal and addresses concerns about Beijing's investment in ...

The meeting comes after the State Department on Wednesday night claimed that Panama had agreed to stop charging the U.S. for using the canal, which Mulino claimed was based on a "falsity." ...

With few options and time running out, a deal may prove to be Panama's best defense. The cost of occupying the canal may make ...