US defense secretary says China is a threat to Panama Canal, spurring a fiery response from Beijing
Read full article: US defense secretary says China is a threat to Panama Canal, spurring a fiery response from BeijingU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Panama Canal faces threats from China but together the U.S. and Panama will keep it secure.
Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit finds
Read full article: Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit findsPanama’s comptroller authority says an audit found irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year port concession in the interoceanic canal and it would request an investigation into the authorization of the contract to a Hong Kong company.
Hong Kong's leader swipes at Trump but avoids criticism of tycoon's deal to sell Panama Port assets
Read full article: Hong Kong's leader swipes at Trump but avoids criticism of tycoon's deal to sell Panama Port assetsHong Kong’s leader says his government opposes coercion by foreign governments, an allusion to comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, but stopped short of criticizing a prominent local conglomerate’s decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment bank BlackRock Inc. John Lee was speaking during a news briefing after Beijing’s Hong Kong affairs office reposted newspaper commentaries critical of the deal between the constortium and CK Hutchison...
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
Read full article: BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American controlA Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., effectively putting the ports under American control after President Donald Trump alleged Chinese interference with the operations of the critical shipping lane.
Panama's president denies making a deal that US warships can transit the canal for free
Read full article: Panama's president denies making a deal that US warships can transit the canal for freePanama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free.
Rubio says Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concerns
Read full article: Rubio says Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concernsSecretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama Canal is driven by legitimate national security interests stemming from growing concerns about Chinese activity in the Arctic and in Latin America.
Politics & Power: What’s the real agenda behind Trump’s annexation agenda?
Read full article: Politics & Power: What’s the real agenda behind Trump’s annexation agenda?Nancy Soderberg, a former United Nations ambassador and the director of the Public Service Leadership Program at UNF, joins Bruce Hamilton on Politics & Power this week to see if President Donald Trump is trying to gain the upper hand with China or even truly has an expansionist agenda.
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canal
Read full article: Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canalPresident Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.S. military intervention.
Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddling
Read full article: Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddlingThe administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, denying that there is any interference from China in the canal’s operations and saying giving special privileges to any nation would only cause problems.
Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration as she downplays his Greenland and Panama comments
Read full article: Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration as she downplays his Greenland and Panama commentsItalian Premier Giorgia Meloni says she doesn't believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military force to seize control of Greenland or the Panama Canal.
Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
Read full article: Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama CanalPresident-elect Donald Trump says he won't rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama's president balks at the suggestion
Read full article: Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama's president balks at the suggestionDonald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal.
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are idling car factories and delaying new fashion. Will it get worse?
Read full article: Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are idling car factories and delaying new fashion. Will it get worse?Attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unraveled a key global trade route, forcing vessels into longer and more costly journeys around Africa.
UN: Global trade is being disrupted by Red Sea attacks, war in Ukraine and low water in Panama Canal
Read full article: UN: Global trade is being disrupted by Red Sea attacks, war in Ukraine and low water in Panama CanalThe U.N. trade body sounded an alarm Thursday that global trade is being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea, the war in Ukraine, and low water levels in the Panama Canal.
Panama Canal traffic cut by more than a third because of drought
Read full article: Panama Canal traffic cut by more than a third because of droughtA severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes.
Panama Canal foresees its income falling after shipping limited due to a drought
Read full article: Panama Canal foresees its income falling after shipping limited due to a droughtThe managers of the Panama Canal say they expect income from the waterway to drop, after authorities were forced to limit the number of ships passing through each to 32 due to a lack of rainfall.
