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US and Panama come to agreement giving fast pass through canal
The Trump administration has made the security of the canal, built by the U.S. more than a century ago, a top priority for ...
Hong Kong company denies that it failed to pay Panama under a contract to operate its canal ports
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate, which is embroiled in U.S.-China tensions over its Panama Canal port assets has ...
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Panama deal allows US to deploy troops to canal
US troops will be able to deploy to a string of bases along the Panama Canal under a joint deal seen by AFP Thursday, a major ...
Another Way the Panama Canal Figures Into U.S.-China Fight
The Panama Canal has been a focal point of President Trump's broadside against China since his inaugural speech, and it's ...
Panama Casts Doubt on BlackRock Canal Ports Deal Touted by Trump
The country’s top auditor said CK Hutchison owes the government $300 million, posing a hurdle to a plan touted by Trump to ...
Hegseth spurs fiery response from Beijing over Panama Canal ‘threat’ comments
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United ...
US to 'take back' Panama Canal from Chinese influence, visiting Pentagon chief says
The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...
Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit finds
Panama’s comptroller authority says an audit found irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year port concession in the ...
US defense secretary says China poses a threat to Panama Canal
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but together the U.S. and ...
BlackRock’s Panama port deal in jeopardy over process ‘breaches’
A deal to transfer control over major Panama ports from China-tied CK Hutchison to American firm BlackRock hit roadblocks ...
Panama on edge as US targets China's canal influence
Panama and the US appear to have agreed to let American warships use the Panama Canal, effectively for free. But beneath the agreement is an ongoing threat to Panamanian sovereignty over the use of ...