The United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned during a visit to the Central American nation on Tuesday. Hegseth ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. 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.

The transaction, which includes strategically important Panama Canal ports, has drawn scrutiny from both Washington and ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but that together the U.S. and Panama will keep it secure.

Panama President Jose Raul Mulino has asked the United States to not drag his country into its tensions with China, emphasising the importance of maintaining neutrality and focusing on domestic ...

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Analyst says comment by head of canal authority that Panama may potentially take control of ports is noteworthy.

Beijing has already signaled that its willingness to ease restrictions on rare earth sales to the U.S. is temporary. China’s rare-earth export licenses for U.S. manufacturers have a six-month expiry ...

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 on ...