If China’s alleged influence over the canal wasn’t halted, Trump threatened to “take back” the iconic waterway that the US returned to Panama in 2000, employing military force if needed.

Lyon head coach Paulo Fonseca says he is being made an example of following his nine-month suspension for a confrontation with a referee in March. The French Football Association (LFP) banned ...

The Chinese government is accusing the U.S. of “blackmail” after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Beijing a threat to the Panama Canal, asserting that Washington along with Panama ...

Freelance Writer Pete Hegseth omitted a key point about the Panama Canal in the English version of a joint statement he released with the Panamanian leader. The tattooed former Fox News star ...

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation. After talks with Panama's ...

A pair of Virginia parents were arrested after their third-grade son grabbed an unsecured handgun inside the home, put it in his backpack and went to school, where it inadvertently went off during ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a ...

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Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant. The Chinese government responded after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Tuesday that the Panama Canal remains under persistent threat from China.

After talks with Panama's government, Hegseth vowed to deepen security cooperation with Panamanian security forces and said China would not be allowed to "weaponize" the canal by using Chinese ...

FILE - Cargo containers sit stacked as cranes load and unload containers from cargo ships at the Panama Canal's Balboa port, operated by the Panama Ports Company, in Panama City, Jan. 31 ...