In this episode of Need to Know, host John Milewski speaks with Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center's Latin America Program, about the geopolitical and economic significance of the Panama ...

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman remains in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as its crew assesses damage from a ...

A recent drought in Panama was so severe that the canal had to reduce traffic. How is climate change impacting Panama -- and ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from NW to WNW at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 74 °F (23.3 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 91 °F (32.8 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 11 ...

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