These drills come amid Donald Trump’s repeated claims of excessive Chinese influence over the crucial trade route, despite ...

The United States military teamed with Panamanian police to conduct a series of new exercises aimed at protecting the Panama ...

By bnl editorial staff US helicopters have arrived in Panama to begin collaborative training exercises with local security forces, as tensions mount over the strategic waterway's future amid competing ...

Senators on both sides of the aisle raised concerns over how Chinese aggression and influence on the Panama Canal could have major implications on U.S. trade and national security during a hearing ...

Panama’s President Jose Mulino, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrive for a meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

Rubio says Panama must reduce Chinese influence around the canal or face possible US action The statement was unusually blunt in diplomatic terms, but in keeping with the tenor and tone Trump has set ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what President Donald Trump says is Chinese ...