President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States take over the Panama Canal, a shipping waterway that cuts across Central America, unless fees for using the canal are lowered.

President José Raúl Mulino shot back that the Panama Canal belongs to Panama. Trump noted that "it was given to Panama and to the people of Panama, but it has provisions. You got to treat us ...

These agreements guaranteed the canal's neutrality and access for global shipping, while transferring administrative authority to Panama. After Trump posted the remarks, Mulino denied allegations ...

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the US Embassy in Panama and chanted slogans such as "Trump, animal, leave the canal alone," carrying banners reading "Donald Trump, public enemy of Panama." ...

PANAMA CITY — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later ...

President-elect Donald Trump threatens to demand the Panama Canal's return to the US due to increased usage fees imposed by Panama. However, experts emphasize that reasserting control over the ...

President-elect Trump is sparking a new feud with Panama over an old topic: the vital maritime canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. What Trump is proposing would be a massive shift in ...

Latin American leaders on Dec 23 rallied to Panama’s defence after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose US control over the Panama Canal, a key global shipping route located in ...

“Welcome to the United States Canal!” the once and future President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday, along with a photo of an American flag proudly fluttering over a narrow body of wate ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Jimmy Carter views the Panama Canal at the Miraflores Locks in Canal Zone on June 17, 1978. On ...