U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Panama’s president that the country must reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the Trump administration.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Panama's president Sunday on the opening stop of his first foreign trip as America's top diplomat as President Donald Trump increases the pressure on ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama on his first trip abroad as the top U.S. diplomat after President Donald Trump’s calls to seize the country’s canal, three unnamed officials ...

Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as secretary of State. The visit comes as Donald Trump looks to reclaim Panama's canal.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip in office, heading to Central America to press President Donald Trump’s top priority - curbing illegal immigration ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Sunday that the Central American ally must immediately reduce Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or ...

Panama's President Jose Mulino, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrive for a meeting at presidential palace in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, meets with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino at the presidential palace in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

Panama’s President Jose Mulino, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrive for a meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

Earlier, about 200 people marched in the capital, carrying Panamanian flags and shouting “Marco Rubio out of Panama,” “Long live national sovereignty” and “One territory, one flag ...