Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a warning about the Panama Canal, saying the current status of the trade route is “unacceptable.” According to a summary of Rubio’s meeting with Panama ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Sunday amid his first overseas trip, as the Trump administration makes a push for control of the Panama Canal.

Two Panamanian lawyers filed a complaint on Monday to cancel the concession of a Hong Kong-based company for operating two ports on the Panama Canal, following US President Donald Trump’s ...

President Donald Trump reiterated his vow to “take back” the Panama Canal on Sunday, warning of “powerful” US action in an escalating diplomatic dispute with the Central American country ...

President Donald Trump reiterated his vow to “take back” the Panama Canal on Sunday, warning of “powerful” US action in an escalating diplomatic dispute with the Central American country over China’s ...

Rubio says Trump sees status quo at Panama Canal as unacceptable Sovereignty over the canal is not up for discussion, Mulino says U.S. believes China's influence violates neutrality treaty Rubio ...

Feb. 2 (UPI) --U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned President José Raúl Mulino of Panama on Sunday that the current status of the Panama Canal -- which President Donald Trump wants to ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must immediately reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or ...

He held talks with President Jose Raul Mulino, who said Panama’s sovereignty over the canal was not up for debate but suggested he would review agreements involving Chinese businesses.

WATCH: Rubio gives first remarks after confirmation as Trump’s secretary of state Mulino told reporters after the meeting that Rubio made “no real threat of retaking the canal or the use of ...

The US and Panama signed a treaty in 1979, starting a handover process that saw Panama take full control of the canal in 1999. "We could not cross into the canal zone without being arrested if we ...

For the best part of a century they carved out their own little piece of paradise in Central America, arriving from the United States to manage and operate and defend the Panama Canal. They lived ...