China's interest in building a canal in Nicaragua is driven by geopolitical, rather than purely economic, motives. While the idea of another canal in Central America has been discussed for centuries, ...

In March, during a joint address to Congress, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the United States would be ...

The proposed project means some 500 families living along the river will see their houses and communities submerged.

More than 35 years have passed since the U.S. invaded Panama to oust the dictator Manuel Noriega, but threats by President Donald Trump to reclaim the Panama Canal – by force if necessary – are ...

Panama’s $5B railway to Costa Rica, starting 2026, will cut travel to 3 hours, boosting trade and tourism. Learn how it could transform Central America.

Panama’s plan to build a new reservoir for the canal has sparked fierce opposition from rural communities near the Indio River.

Panama promotes itself “as the bridge of the world, heart of the universe” but lately the narrow Central American Isthmus and its namesake canal that joins the Atlantic to the Pacific have ...

Panama and the U.S. signed a new security pact on the canal, boosting defense ties as tensions with China over Latin American influence continue to rise.

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.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure.

Two-thirds of the Panama Canal watershed’s freshwater goes to operate the locks. The country plans to build another reservoir to funnel in more water, but hundreds of homes stand in the way.

Roosevelt believed the construction of the canal would be one of the nation's greatest achievements: “To my mind this building of the canal through Panama will rank in kind, though not of course ...