U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricuarte Vásquez talk during a tour of the Miraflores Locks in Panama City, Feb. 2, 2025.

BEIJING: China on Friday (Feb 7) said it "regrets" Panama's decision to withdraw from Beijing's Belt and Road infrastructure programme after the Latin American nation ended its participation in ...

PANAMA CITY, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Panama President Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday the U.S. was spreading "lies and falsehoods" after the State Department claimed U.S. government vessels would be ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the State Department’s assertion that Panama “has agreed to no longer charge fees” to US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a warning to Panama President José Raúl Mulino about the Panama Canal, saying the current status of the trade route is “unacceptable.” ...

Panama and China have pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s controversial claims regarding the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal “was not a gift” from the US, Panama’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 ...

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.

Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Panama for his first international trip as the nation’s top diplomat, Fox News has learned. Though details are still being worked out ...

PANAMA CITY — Marco Rubio’s weekend visit to Panama is set to offer clues to a pressing question: whether the next four years of American policy will more closely resemble an imperial conquest ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — 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 ...