The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese ...

For decades, Trump has railed against Jimmy Carter’s decision to give the canal to Panama.

PANAMA CITY — President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied a claim by the Trump administration that the Central American ...

But the US and Panama signed a pair of accords in 1977 that paved the way for the canal’s return to full Panamanian control. The United States handed it over in 1999 after a period of joint ...

"The United States has a treaty obligation to protect the Panama Canal if it comes under attack," Rubio said. "That treaty obligation would have to be enforced by the armed forces of the United ...

Panama City — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department's claim that his country had reached a deal to allow U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...

Before reporters on Thursday in the Dominican Republic, Rubio said the United States has "expectations" that Panama will not charge U.S. vessels for using the canal as the U.S. military is obliged ...

Since its completion by the United States in 1914, the canal has played a critical role in global supply chains by saving container ships weeks of travel around South America. The Panama Canal’s ...

The Panama Canal Authority has denied the US State Department’s claim that a deal has been reached allowing United States government vessels to cross the canal without paying fees, likely ...