FILE -- Ships crossing the Gatún locks in the Panama Canal, July 10, 2024. To imagine the kind of future a hotter, dryer climate may bring, and the geopolitical challenges it will create, look no ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, fourth from ...

Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the Central American country to wrest control of canal facilities caught up ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “Together, we will take back the Panama Canal from China’s influence.” Hegseth also met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino.

Panama Canal administrator Ricaurte Vásquez (left) next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a visit to the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Tuesday. Photo: Martin ...

Find him on Twitter @GabeWhisnant. The Chinese government responded after U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Tuesday that the Panama Canal remains under persistent threat from China.

Another snag has appeared in the Hutchison Port deal, and this time round, it is Panama which has a problem. Panama’s comptroller office is to file a lawsuit on Tuesday against officials who ...

A deal to transfer control over major Panama ports from China-tied CK Hutchison to American firm BlackRock hit roadblocks after Panama’s top auditor accused the Hong Kong business of wrongdoings ...

The controller general of Panama said CK Hutchison, a Hong Kong conglomerate, did not properly renew its license to operate two ports that are part of a $19 billion deal involving BlackRock.

FILE - Cargo containers sit stacked as cranes load and unload containers from cargo ships at the Panama Canal's Balboa port, operated by the Panama Ports Company, in Panama City, Jan. 31 ...

Gutierrez called the brief interaction with the sunfish, also known as the Mola mola, a “once-in-a-lifetime moment." “Finding a sunfish in its natural habitat is a privilege that few can ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke at the Treasure Island Marina in Panama City Beach on Monday to show his support for the Boaters Freedom Act. Senate Bill ...