Panama last month celebrated the 110th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, which in its day was one of the most expensive and dangerous infrastructure endeavors ever undertaken.

Conservative President José Raúl Mulino wanted to work with Trump from day one. He’s now trying to stop a U.S. takeover of ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cargo ships wait to transit the Panama Canal in Panama City, on ...

A quarter-century after the U.S. handed control of the Panama Canal to Panama, President Donald Trump wants to take it back. Early this month, Trump suggested he would consider using military ...

The Panamanian government formally raised concerns with the United Nations over President Trump’s threats to retake the Panama Canal, noting any threat of force would violate rules. In a letter to U.N ...

More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence Monday that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control fed nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and ...

Panama City, Panama (CNN) — The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive ...

In the 1970s, a conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal—proving the political potency of the issue.