5 days ago · Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free.

19 hours ago · After Rubio’s meeting with Mulino last week, the State Department announced Panama had agreed to exempt the U.S. Navy from the fees that every country in the world pays to traverse the canal.

Jan 22, 2025 · The Panamanian government formally raised concerns with the United Nations over President Trump’s threats to retake the Panama Canal, noting any threat of force would violate rules.

Jan 30, 2025 · PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, and he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit will allow them to focus on shared interests including migration and combating drug trafficking.. Being the destination for the first overseas visit by the top U.S ...

Feb 3, 2025 · The treaties replace the 1903 original agreement, establish a “Joint Administration of the Panama Canal” to operate the Panama Canal and administer the “Canal Area,” and grant the U.S. rights to construct a new sea-level canal within the next 20 years.

Jan 22, 2025 · Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two...

Jan 27, 2025 · The Panama Canal was the largest US engineering project to date when the SS Ancon (pictured) officially opened the waterway. Direct costs between 1904 and 1914 exceeded $352 million (more than eleven billion dollars today, adjusted for inflation). ... (UN)—where it currently holds a rotating seat on the Security Council—to express its ...

Jan 22, 2025 · PANAMA CITY: Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked...

Jan 21, 2025 · On Monday, President Trump said of the Panama Canal, “We’re taking it back.” The letter from Panama cited articles of the U.N. charter that prohibit member states from using threats and...

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 04 (IPS) - US President Donald Trump’s ominous threat to take over the Panama Canal and Greenland sets the stage for a new political battle with the United Nations.