Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and ...

Capt. Efraín Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the ...

Panama's president has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that America is literally retaking the canal.

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...

The Panama Canal remains one of the most crucial trade routes in the world, and the U.S. has a long history of involvement in ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, and Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez, second from right, cross a bridge during a tour of the Panama Canal's Miraflores Locks in ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to deepen security cooperation with Panama's forces and said China would not be allowed to 'weaponize' the canal.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged on Tuesday to push back against Chinese influence in the Panama Canal during a ...