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

However, the Panama Canal Authority, the organisation responsible for managing the crucial waterway, quickly contradicted the ...

Aircraft carriers are too large to sail through the canal and must make the far longer journey around South America through the Strait of Magellan. The United States and Panama are scheduled to ...

The United States said Wednesday that its government vessels would sail for free through the Panama Canal following ... ships that go through the canal. Aircraft carriers are too large to sail ...

The US is so firmly established as a the “pre-eminent” partner for Panama that any leverage over goods passing through the canal that China could hope for by enhancing its ties in the country ...

The Panamanian leader says he was “incredibly surprised” by the statement, as President Trump threatens a U.S. takeover of the strategic waterway.