President Trump is wrong when he says China controls the Panama Canal. But the U.S. rival does have influence there, and the ...

Donald Trump has long been fixated on the Panama Canal, a crucial shipping route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He has railed against rising tolls on American ships (though the increases ...

Since its completion by the United States in 1914, the canal has played a critical role in global supply chains by saving container ships weeks of travel around South America. The Panama Canal’s ...

But Balladares raised the prospect that, if pushed, Panama could retaliate by opening up the choke points of another important flow: that of South American migrants heading north from Colombia.

Panama has become the first Latin American nation to exit Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, marking a significant shift in its foreign policy and relationship with China's global infrastructure ...

Marco Rubio’s trip should focus on countering Chinese investment in Latin America and helping Panama stem illegal migration. Trump Is a Man With a Panama Canal Plan It should come as no ...

A quarter-century after the U.S. handed control of the Panama Canal to Panama ... previously had to go all the way to the tip of South America just to get from one U.S. coast to the other.

For the average ship to travel between New York City and San Francisco around South America takes at least 27 days; for such a ship to travel between the two cities using the Panama Canal takes at ...

Panama is also critical to efforts to reducing migrant traffic. The country is home to the Darien Gap, a treacherous jungle connecting South and Central America. Crossings there have served as a ...

When US President Donald Trump threatened to "take back" the Panama Canal in his inauguration ... and dangerous journey around the tip of South America. This negative portrait soon gave way ...

Panama is used as a bridge for drugs produced in South America that are mainly destined for the United States, the world's largest consumer of cocaine, and also Europe. In 2023, Panama seized a ...

a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America. The 66-mile (106-kilometer) hike through the Darien brings migrants from Colombia to Panama and is a crucial passage for those ...