Panama, Trump

Trump wants to reclaim the Panama Canal. He’d be taking on a waterway facing crisis
Frequent droughts have pushed authorities to pursue a controversial plan to dam a river to save the waterway — an act that would flood the homes of thousands of people.
Trump wants to take back control and rename the Panama Canal. Can he actually do that?
Donald Trump would have no recourse under international law if he decided to make a play for the passage, and Panama's president has rejected the US president's words, saying no nation "interferes with our administration".
Panama exasperated over persistence of US allegations of Chinese control of canal
Panama’s president has said that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to not discuss the U.S. government’s allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the Panama Canal with the visiting head of U.
The history of the Panama Canal and reality of its control as Trump threatens action
Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999.
INTERNATIONAL VIEW - Trump’s threats to take over the Panama Canal anger many in the country
The U.S. president has announced several times in recent weeks that he intends to «bring back» the Panama Canal. His words bring back bad memories.
Inter Press Service18d
A Potential New Battle: UN vs US over Greenland and the Panama Canal
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 2025 (IPS) - US President Donald Trump’s ominous threat to take over the Panama Canal and Greenland sets the stage for a new political battle with the United Nations. But ...
Trump’s Mass-Deportation Plan Is Characteristically Reckless, Meat-Ax, and Half-Assed
The people in question are from Iran, Afghanistan, China, and other garden spots. Their main offense seems to be that they ...
Los Angeles Times11d
Panamanians say the canal is theirs and always will be
massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and aft, and sweating Panamanians hoisting yellow ropes to latch onto ...
UPI16d
Panama Canal denies Trump admin. claim U.S. gov't vessels can now transit for free
Advertisement "The Panama Canal Authority, as indicated ... saying that Pyongyang would stick to leader Kim Jong Un's goal of building up its nuclear forces. Back to top ...
Rubio warns of risk of China shutting down Panama Canal in any conflict
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had "zero doubt" that China has a contingency plan to shut down the Panama ...
The Taipei Times1mon
Panama complains over canal talk
Panama has complained to the UN over US President Donald Trump’s “worrying” threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the ...
The New York Times19d
Panama Canal Fees Have Become a Flashpoint. Here’s Why They’ve Risen.
President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance investments and demand. By Peter Eavis The cost of using the Panama ...
Anadolu Ajansi5d
Panama Canal sees vessel traffic recovery in January
Panama Canal’s vessel traffic recovered in January, rising nearly 50% year-on-year, while US President Donald Trump threatened to take back control of the canal from China. The Panama Canal ...
France 241mon
The Chinese interests behind Trump’s Panama Canal bluster
“China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn’t give it to China ... the US president’s threats in a letter to the UN secretary-general. “We reject in its entirety everything ...
The Hill11d
Trump should be using this heavy-handed diplomacy against adversaries, not allies
When the USS Wisconsin, a battleship, passed through the Panama Canal in 1957 on its last cruise to South America, with several hundred of us Navy ROTC midshipmen aboard, the only issue was the ...