Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state
Rubio to visit Panama, source says, amid Trump push to take back canal
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama during his first overseas trip in the post, a source told Reuters on Thursday, as President Donald Trump makes a push for the United States to take back the Panama Canal that has angered the Central American country.
Rubio's first trip could include stop in Panama, sources say
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will likely travel to Central America in the first week of February, a source familiar with the planning said.
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Panama: Feminicides increase in Panama in 2024 with 24 women murdered, including a transgender woman
Panama closed 2024 with 24 femicides, including that of a transgender woman, an increase over the previous year, which recorded 15 such murders, the Panamanian Femicide Observatory reported Wednesday based on official data.
Panama Mulls Calling UN Security Council Meeting over Donald Trump Threats
Why Trump Sees a Chinese Threat at the Panama Canal, and Locals Don’t
The new administration sees Chinese-owned infrastructure as leverage over the waterway. Panama and some former U.S. military officials say concerns are overblown.
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.
Snow covers the Food Mart in Panama City Beach
Temperatures were below 30 degrees when Fetterman arrived at Capitol Hill for the swearing-in ceremony of Trump and Vance More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 years after the canal was returned to Panama by the US — the Panama Canal faces renewed intimidation from US President Donald Trump.
Trump invokes 'spirit of the frontier' in Gulf and Panama actions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump came out swinging in a combative inaugural speech in which he affirmed plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico and regain control of the Panama Canal.
Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump’s assertions of Chinese meddling
The administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, denying that there is any interference from China in the canal’s operations and saying giving special privileges to any nation would only cause problems.
As Panama remembers bloody past, a message for Trump: the canal is ours
Hundreds of Panamanians marched on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a deadly uprising against U.S. control of the Panama Canal in 1964, with some protesters burning an effigy of President-elect Donald Trump who has threatened to retake the vital global waterway.
Panama opens audit of Chinese port operator while Trump threatens to take canal back
Panama Ports is a subsidiary of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump’s Talk of the Panama Canal Taps Into Old Myths About U.S. Power
The answer is simple: there is no greater or more idealistic symbol of U.S. power in the world than the Panama Canal. As Trump seeks a way to enhance the country's power in the world, leaning on imagery regarding the Panama Canal provides just the right message.
China Reacts to Trump Claim About Panama Canal Control
China has fired back at President Donald Trump, dismissing his claim that Beijing has seized control of the Panama Canal as baseless and provocative. Newsweek reached out by email to a Trump representative and to Hutchison Ports,
Rare snowfall in Panama City Beach brings new challenges for firefighters
While the sunny weather on Wednesday gave many an opportunity to play in the snow, it may have caused a new problem. Beach Fire officials say the melted snow will freeze by Wednesday night making roads even more hazardous.