Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have become the setting for a bitter clash between the world’s two preeminent economic superpowers.

The United States has reaffirmed Panamas sovereignty over the Panama Canal during U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseths recent visit, the first by a Pentagon chief in decades. Despite strong rhetoric from Washington,

Panama and the USA have signed an agreement regarding the deployment of American troops near the Panama Canal, while excluding the construction of military bases. What do you need to know? Where and when was the agreement signed?

Beijing will retaliate if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose a further 50% tariff on Chinese exports, the Asian nation's commerce ministry said Tuesday.

The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.