Hegseth's comments came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new U.S.-funded dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base.

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but together the U.S. and ...

The United States will not allow China to jeopardize the operations of the Panama Canal, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but together, the U.S. and Panama will keep ...

Hong Kong company CK Hutchison's $22.8 billion deal to sell dozens of ports was originally to be inked on April 2.

But the deal hailed by Donald Trump as a way to regain American control of the Panama Canal seems to get more complicated by ...

The United States and Panama will work together to take back the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States is supporting the Panamanians’ efforts to push China out of the Panama Canal. Hegseth met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday ...

Panama's Comptroller General office will file a lawsuit against the officials who authorized the renewal of a 25-year port ...