The State Department claimed it had struck a deal that would save the U.S. government “millions of dollars a year.” ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama ...

“We didn’t give the canal to the Chinese. We gave it to Panama,” Rubio declared after he toured one section of the locks, or the multiple complex of “water elevators” that flow ships up ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...

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

Rubio later toured the canal at sunset with its administrator, Ricaurte Vásquez, who has said the waterway will remain in Panama’s hands and open to all countries. Rubio crossed the lock and visited .

A cargo ship sails through the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal, in Panama City (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) From reproductive ...

America's top diplomat said Panama ... locks of the canal's Pacific entrance. "I heard the bombs and started seeing people dying… The only thing President Trump and Rubio have left to say is that they ...

Panama’s president says sovereignty over canal not up for debate but suggests review of agreements with Chinese companies ...