PANAMA CITY -Panama said on Wednesday the United States recognized its sovereignty over the Panama Canal, despite tough rhetoric from Washington, as the two nations announced agreements to deepen ...

(UPDATE) PANAMA CITY — The United States will not allow China to "threaten" the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit, earning a rebuke from Beijing ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, poses for a photograph next to Panama Canal administrator Ricaurte Vasquez, left, during a visit to the Miraflores locks of the canal in Panama City on ...

Panama says the U.S. government has recognized the country’s sovereignty over the Panama Canal, but it’s unclear if Washington fully agrees with that assertion. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

PANAMA CITY -The United States will take back the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on April 8 during a visit to the Central American nation. Mr Hegseth ...

and Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez wave to workers on a boat during a tour of the Panama Canal’s Miraflores Locks in Panama City, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias ...

Hegseth, the first U.S. defense secretary in decades to visit Panama, flew over the canal in a Black Hawk helicopter after meeting U.S. troops and Panamanian security forces. He also toured the ...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -- 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.

China has never taken part in the management or operation of the Panama Canal, nor has it interfered in issues' concerning the waterway, said the Chinese embassy, calling on Washington to halt ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Panama and pledged to reduce China's influence over the Panama Canal. He promised to strengthen U.S.-Panama security ties. Hegseth stressed that the ...

Mr. Hegseth, the first U.S. defense secretary in decades to visit Panama, flew over the canal in a Black Hawk helicopter after meeting U.S. troops and Panamanian security forces. He also toured the ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) that the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but that together the U.S. and Panama will keep it secure. Speaking at ...