The question posed by thousands of drivers living in Western Panama who have waited for years for another way to cross the ...

LIMÓN DE CHAGRES, Panama — Digna Benite stands on the banks of the calm Río Indio and recalls playing in the water while her father fished. "This river is my whole life," Benite, 60, says ...

On Dec. 21, 2024, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for the return of the Panama Canal to the United States on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns. In one post, which had ...

An effort to establish a canal through Panama led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built Egypt’s Suez Canal, began in 1880 but progressed little over nine years before going bankrupt.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary.

The first construction efforts began in 1881.The Colombian government, which controlled Panama at the time, granted land to construct a canal to a French company owned by Ferdinand de Lesseps, the ...

More than 35 years have passed since the U.S. invaded Panama to oust the dictator Manuel Noriega, but threats by President Donald Trump to reclaim the Panama Canal – by force if necessary – are ...

Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and why it has so many stunning birds ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later ...

Hegseth's comments came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new U.S.-funded dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa ... Defense Pete Hegseth warned Tuesday that the Panama Canal remains under ...

Panama's Foreign Relations Ministry did not immediately answer a request for clarification. U.S. military take part in a joint drill with Panamanian troops at the Panama Canal during the visit of ...

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also relies heavily on rainfall. Without enough freshwater flowing in, the ...