Does a ‘foreign power’ threaten the Panama Canal? Here’s what you need to know
Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks soon on his inaugural trip as the United States’ top diplomat. His first stop, Panama could prove to be the most contentious on the itinerary.
Panama Rejects Trump’s Panama Canal Claims at Davos
Panamas President Jose Raul Mulino dismissed concerns over potential U.S. intervention after former President Donald Trump expressed interest in reclaiming the Panama Canal. Responding to questions at the World
Panama’s president ahead of Rubio’s visit: ‘I cannot negotiate’ on the canal
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has a message for Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of his impending diplomatic visit: The Panama Canal is not up for discussion. “It’s impossible,” Munilo said in Spanish at a press conference in Panama City on Thursday.
Canal Control off the Table With Rubio, Panama President Says
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out discussing control over the Panama Canal in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is set to visit the Central American country in his first official trip abroad this weekend.
Panama president: ‘Impossible’ to negotiate over canal
Panama President José Raúl Mulino rejected negotiations over ownership of the Panama Canal, in the face of President Trump’s fixation on the U.S. retaking the trade waterway. Mulino’s remarks come ahead of a visit this weekend by Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
Panama's president says canal is not up for discussion
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday ruled out any negotiations with the United States over the Panama Canal, after Donald Trump said that the US would reclaim the waterway during his inauguration as president last week.
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Panama turned its canal into a money-maker. History shows why Trump’s threats are sounding the alarm bells
Born from “gunboat diplomacy,” the Panama Canal is under threat from US saber rattling once again. More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic ...
Panama’s president says there will be no negotiation about ownership of canal
Panama President José Raúl Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal ...
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America’s Fraught, Sometimes Deadly, History With the Panama Canal
President Trump wants Panama to return its namesake canal to the U.S. Panama’s birth as a nation is directly linked to the U.S.’s coming of age as a young imperial power after its victory in ...
Trump Says US Will Take Back Panama Canal. Here's Its Ownership History
Trump began his second presidential term with a series of promises, including the vow to gain control of the Panama Canal.
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'Spirit of our treaty has been totally violated': US President Donald Trump vows to retake Panama canal
"The purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated," Trump declared during the address, ...
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding ...
Opinion: Yes, the Panama Canal was built at a dear price — paid in Black lives
Trump is right to lament the lives lost for the creation of the canal. They were mostly Black Caribbean migrant workers, ...
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WATCH LIVE: Senate holds hearing on Panama Canal’s impact on U.S. trade, security
Rubio's stop in Panama also comes as Trump in recent weeks has said he wants the Panama Canal back under U.S. control, claiming that “American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated ...