A cargo ship sails through the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Sept. 9, 2024. The Panama Canal is more than a piece of infrastructure; it’s a global asset that symbolizes ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reclaim the Panama Canal if it doesn’t reduce tolls for American ships and accused China of being behind the waterway’s operations. Here are five key ...

Panama’s independence from Colombia in 1903 is linked to the interoceanic canal. After the failure of French Count Ferdinand de Lesseps to open a canal in the isthmus, the United States promoted the ...

Oct 22 - Panamanians vote in a referendum on Sunday to approve or reject an ambitious $5.25 billion plan to expand the famous Panama Canal to allow it to handle larger cargo ships. Here are some facts ...

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated threats he has made about the Panama Canal, claiming, "we're taking it back." He'd previously declared that the rates Panama charges for ...

In the first speech of his second term, President Donald Trump denounced a deal made decades ago, when the U.S. turned over the Panama Canal to the country for which it's named. “We have been treated ...

In his first speech to a joint session of Congress in his second term, Trump once again threatened to annex the Panama Canal. Juan González, co-host of Democracy Now!, fact-checks some of the lies ...

May 3 (Reuters) - Panamanians vote in a presidential election on Sunday. Here are some facts about the country. * The Panama Canal, a 50-mile (80 km) man-made waterway joining the Atlantic and Pacific ...