The critical waterway has a complex history. Why does Trump want it back? And what does China have to do with it?

No formal deal has been agreed to as President Trump threatens an American takeover of the strategic waterway.

Among the first tasks on returning to Whit House, newly sworn in US President Donald Trump threatened to take control of the Panama Canal.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama ...

The Panama Canal has taken on an unexpected significance in Trump’s second term. So what is it? Why is it important? And why does Trump want to take it over ...

The Panamanian leader played down the tensions but reiterated his country won't give up the canal, as his government offered ...

US secretary of state points to China’s ‘influence’ over the waterway and warns if nothing changes, America will act to ...

For decades, Trump has railed against Jimmy Carter’s decision to give the canal to Panama.

Protests broke out in Panama ahead of Marco Rubio's first overseas trip as US Secretary of State, with police firing tear gas ...

The President accused China of “lovingly, but illegally, operating the Panama Canal.” The truth is more complicated.

Panama President José Raúl Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal ...

President Trump is reportedly dispatching his newly confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Panama for his first foreign ...