Panama Canal

Rubio tells Panama to end China’s influence of canal or face U.S. action

David Bale1 month ago09 mins

TOPSHOT – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) shakes hands with Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour at the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on February 2, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino that…

Throwback Thursday: Panama Canal in the works

David Bale1 month ago01 mins

We bet the folks building the Panama Canal in this Feb. 1, 1911 photo assumed the name would stick, but that’s up for debate these days. Fun fact: the Panama Canal took about 10 years to build, four years less than Boston’s Big Dig. (AP Photo)

Donald Trump Refuses To Rule Out Military Action Over Panama Canal, Greenland

David Bale2 months ago01 mins

Trump said he is not going to commit to no military action. Palm Beach, United States: Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to rule out military intervention over the Panama Canal and Greenland, both of which he has said he wants the United States to control. “I can say this, we need them for economic security,”…

Donald Trump threatens to try and take back the Panama Canal – National | Globalnews.ca

David Bale3 months ago012 mins

Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Panama’s conservative president José Raúl Mulino, who…