In the first five months of 2025, crossings via the canal jumped 10 percent annually as geopolitical tensions continue to surround the trade artery.

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.

On the Panama Canal, Mr. Trump said in his March 4 address ... from the American point of view, may be seen as a security threat," Frank Sejersen, associate professor at the University of ...

The Panama Canal remains one of the most crucial trade routes in the world, and the U.S. has a long history of involvement in it. Even though the canal was handed over to Panama in 1999 ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary following ...

President-elect Donald Trump said the United States may demand that Panama turn over the Panama Canal. But Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said his country's ownership of the canal is ...

Panama President José Raúl Mulino rejected negotiations over ownership of the Panama Canal, in the face of President Trump’s fixation on the U.S. retaking the trade waterway. “It’s impossible.

The Panama Canal Repurchase Act, introduced by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) in Congress, has brought renewed attention to the Panama Canal’s status. The proposed legislation, supported by ...

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, Donald Trump is ...

The United States supported its secession from Colombia in 1903, and secured a sovereign zone in which to build the Panama Canal - which ... Read more country profiles, external - Profiles by ...

And I'm Ari Shapiro at a small village in Panama called Limon de Chagres. (SOUNDBITE OF RUNNING WATER) SHAPIRO: We're standing at the edge of this beautiful river. I can see little fish swimming ...