WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has embarked on his first foreign trip in office, heading to Central America on Saturday to press President Donald Trump's top priority - curbing illegal ...

Rubio's first stop on the five-nation tour Saturday will be Panama, whose president, José Raúl Mulino, says there will be no ...

Rubio's first stop on the five-nation tour Saturday will be Panama, whose president, José Raúl Mulino, says there will be no ...

As Washington threatens and Panama refusing to back down, a struggle to control this key trade, security and immigration chokepoint appears certain. Prepare now!

The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

Marco Rubio is set to embark on his first diplomatic mission abroad since being confirmed to his post, visiting five ...

Marco Rubio heads to Latin America on his first trip as secretary of state, including Panama, where President Trump wants ...

In his inaugural address last month, Donald Trump described the US decision to hand full control of the canal to Panama, in ...

The aggressive rhetoric of US President Donald Trump has shocked Panamanians, who see the waterway as a source of enormous ...

The United States began building the canal in 1904, the year after Panama gained independence from Colombia with U.S. support. The project was completed in 1914 as part of efforts to cut the transit ...

23, 2023, in Panama City, Panama. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/TNS) Panama was controlled by Colombia. That changed in 1903 after the U.S. successfully supported a revolt against Colombia.

From out of nowhere, the incoming president decided one of his first foreign policy pronouncements would be a demand to better terms for passage in the Panama Canal, after not mentioning a word of ...