Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter ...

The new locks cost Panama more than $5 billion and went into operation in 2016. They also more than doubled the marine traffic the canal could handle. “We paid for it, we built it, and right now ...

The US handed control of the canal to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, via treaty Trump claims US is getting 'ripped off' and vows to retake canal He's suggested military force to retake the canal ...

Of the many sweeping changes President Trump has been focused on during his return to the White House is control over the Panama Canal. Since winning the 2024 election, Trump has mused over ...

Trump alleges China's growing influence over the canal, which Panama maintains under a neutrality principle. The canal serves significant US container traffic.

Russia’s foreign ministry has called on President Donald Trump to reaffirm the current international agreement surrounding the Panama Canal and to leave it in control of the nation of Panama.

The US, which played a pivotal role in building the 51-mile canal more than a century ago, agreed to gradually hand it over to Panama back in 1977, in what Trump has labeled a “foolish” move.

The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which nearly 15,000 ships transit each year, is enshrined in Panama’s Constitution and is enforced by the autonomous Panama Canal Authority.

Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, ...