The Trump administration is framing the President’s vow to take back the Panama Canal as an economic investment, not “imperialistic expansion." ...

Panama is in danger of becoming a case study of how an American hard-power win could become a soft-power loss. America did ...

Trump's Panama Canal threats are the latest in a long history of US interest and involvement in Panama. America invaded a few ...

Rarely do Panamanians unite on political topics, but threats to the ownership of the canal go to the heart of national ...

The 1903 agreement between the U.S. and Panama granted the U.S. control of the Canal Zone, but not ownership, as Panama ...

Panama last month celebrated the 110th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, which in its day was one of the most expensive and dangerous infrastructure endeavors ever undertaken.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and ...

The Panama Canal is an 82-km (51-mile) artificial waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and key to global trade flows. It saves ships thousands of miles and weeks of travel.

Following pressure from anti-colonial movements, the U.S. signed treaties in 1977 granting Panama control and full sovereignty over the canal zone and guaranteeing its permanent neutrality.