Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a warning to Panama President José Raúl Mulino about the Panama Canal, saying the current status of the trade route is “unacceptable.” ...

Rubio says Trump sees status quo at Panama Canal as unacceptable Sovereignty over the canal is not up for discussion, Mulino says U.S. believes China's influence violates neutrality treaty Rubio ...

PANAMA CITY — Marco Rubio’s weekend visit to Panama is set to offer clues to a pressing question: whether the next four years of American policy will more closely resemble an imperial conquest ...

President Donald Trump reiterated his vow to “take back” the Panama Canal on Sunday, warning of “powerful” US action in an escalating diplomatic dispute with the Central American country ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Sunday amid his first overseas trip, as the Trump administration makes a push for control of the Panama Canal.

President Donald Trump reiterated his vow to “take back” the Panama Canal on Sunday, warning of “powerful” US action in an escalating diplomatic dispute with the Central American country over China’s ...

Feb. 2 (UPI) --U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned President José Raúl Mulino of Panama on Sunday that the current status of the Panama Canal -- which President Donald Trump wants to ...

Others, however, say hurdles would loom for any bid to use the 1977 Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty, which took effect in 1999 and guarantees that the canal would remain neutral and open to all ...

It evokes memories of the 1989 US invasion of Panama to depose de facto ruler General Manuel Noriega, a conflict that lasted several weeks and rapidly overwhelmed Panamanian forces. "I was the ...

As United States President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term on Monday, he repeated his wishes to acquire the Panama Canal and ... led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who built the Suez ...

Panama appears to have bowed to Donald Trump’s aggressive style of diplomacy by ditching its involvement in China’s Belt and Road initiative. During his first overseas visit as secretary of ...

“The Canal is and will remain Panama’s and its administration will remain under Panamanian control with respect to its permanent neutrality,” said Mulino. Trump’s pledge to take control of ...