One of the absolutely most popular things to do in Panama City is to take a tour of the Embera Indian Village. You’ll go ...

The administration’s America First approach to foreign policy is perplexing and even destabilizing some longtime US allies.

T wo ports, one at either end of the Panama canal, have become a battlefront in the power struggle between China and America.

The Panama Canal has spent the past few years battling extreme weather, with the El Niño phenomenon and severe drought leading to a water-level crisis. Now, it’s President Trump’s trade war ...

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during the signing of a bilateral agreement, in Panama City on April 9, 2025.

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty with Panama to gradually transfer control of the 51-mile canal to the nation it bisects, and on Dec. 31, 1999, Panama assumed full control of the canal.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged that the Trump administration would “take back” the Panama Canal from “China’s influence” on Tuesday during a visit to the key shipping lane.

The Panama Canal Authority's revenue hit $3.38 billion last year, despite drought conditions, and revenue has increased every year since 2017.