Rubio Secures Migration Deals as Panama Canal Tensions, Church Criticisms Mark Region Tour Rubio began his trip in Panama, where he attended Mass at Our Lady of Mercy in Panama City.

The Zone was given back to Panama in 1979, and U.S. control of the canal itself was ceded 20 years later. After the U.S. invaded the country in 1989 to overthrow the government of dictator General ...

For almost two months, Panama has seen a national strike against privatization, mega-mining, and US imperialism. It is the country’s third period of mass civil unrest since 2022. Capital and the ...

A woman places flowers by a portrait depicting one of the Panamanian students who was killed during the January 1964 anti-American riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone, marking Martyrs ...

People march in a Martyrs’ Day parade in Panama City on Thursday honoring the 21 Panamanians killed during the January 1964 anti-American riots over sovereignty of the Canal Zone.

The trip was as much about Central America as it was about China as the Trump administration aims to reclaim American influence and authority in the continent.

But Trump is bringing an expansionist attitude to his second term and on Tuesday, refused to rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal.

A woman places flowers by a portrait depicting one of the Panamanian students who was killed during the January 1964 anti-American riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone, marking Martyrs ...