Hong Kong (CNN) — Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and accusing the country of ceding control of the ...

The Trump administration is moving to merge USAID with the State Department and, while some aid functions will remain intact, ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened unspecified action if Panama does not take steps to lessen Chinese influence over ...

But the president said the consortium controlling them was being audited and that the canal authority would give Rubio a more ...

Rubio to make debut in Panama as Trump threatens to take canal Rubio's travel comes the same day that Trump's promised tariffs on the three largest US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China are ...

Trump also claimed that the Panamanian authorities overcharge the US ships for transit fees – and that "above all China is operating the Panama Canal". He added: "We didn't give it to China ...

Marco Rubio’s trip should focus on countering Chinese investment in Latin America and helping Panama stem illegal migration. Trump Is a Man With a Panama Canal Plan It should come as no ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special envoy for Latin ...

“Above all China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn’t give it to China, we gave it to Panama and we are taking it back!” On his Truth Social network, Trump has also claimed ...

China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, Mauricio Claver-Carone, the U.S. special envoy for Latin America, said on Friday, ...