Shortly before United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, he announced his intention to “take back” the Panama Canal from what he termed “China control”.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the US and Panama have made moves to strengthen ties and remove ‘China's influence’ from canal.

A map created ... go far beyond Panama. "It's the responsibility of the PLA, like any capable military force, to think about how it would fight its logical adversary—the United States," he ...

"That is why he's raising issues, in relation to the Panama Canal ... If you look at a map, they drew an artificial line right through it, between Canada and the US. Just a straight, artificial ...

Photograph: Christian Klindt Soelbeck/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters Greenland is the largest island on the map situated between ... effort as building the Panama Canal. US President Donald Trump ...

Panama finds itself once again trapped in the gears of strategic interests that have nothing to do with our national well-being. Our location on the world map, with an inter-oceanic canal that is ...

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ...

The escalating war of words between the US and China over the canal has left Panama – which does not have a military – baffled and brings to mind the old proverb of how “when elephants fight ...

The Trump administration has made the security of the canal, built by the U.S. more than a century ago, a top priority for ...

A cargo ship transits through Panama Canal locks - Copyright AFP/File MARTIN BERNETTI A cargo ship transits through Panama Canal locks - Copyright AFP/File MARTIN ...

A deal has reportedly been made which will see troops deployed to the Central American country for training exercises.