US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and control" of China over the Panama Canal. America's top diplomat said Panama ...

"If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question," Trump ...

PANAMA CITY, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Panama Canal Authority said in a statement late on Wednesday that it had not made any changes to charges or rights to cross the canal, after the U.S. State ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) with Panama Canal Authority administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 2. Photo: Mark ...

The Panama Canal, a 51-mile maritime shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, is a crucial artery of global trade and a longstanding focal point of international geopolitics. Since its ...

What’s With Trump and the Panama Canal? The Panama Canal has become a major – and unexpected – focal point of President Donald Trump’s second administration. He has repeatedly stated his ...

the Panama Canal. The Donald Trump administration is determined to eliminate alleged Chinese influence over the passage, which stems from Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison's interests in the ...

Panama has offered free passage through the Panama Canal to U.S. Navy ships, according to a report citing a senior official in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. The offer would allow ...

Mr Rubio delivered a message from the president that China's presence - through a Hong Kong-based company operating two ports near the canal's entrances - was a threat to the waterway and a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio toured the Panama Canal during his first foreign trip as America’s top ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a warning about the Panama Canal, saying the current status of the trade route is “unacceptable.” According to a summary of Rubio’s meeting with Panama ...

Trump has complained that China exerts control over the canal and charges U.S. ships six-figure premiums to cross Panama's isthmus. The canal was built over several decades by the U.S. and ...