A key focus of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Central America this week — his first trip as America’s top diplomat ...

China's presence around the Panama Canal is a national security concern that Panama's government has to deal with, U.S.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a trip this week in Panama that will also take him to Costa Rica, Guatemala, El ...

A cargo ship is towed at the Panama Canal's Agua Clara locks on Gatun Lake in Colon, Panama, on Jan. 29, 2025. On the eve of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Panamanian President Jose ...

The U.S. and Panama are apprehensive about China's presence around the Panama Canal, citing national security concerns. The ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit the Panama Canal amid President Trump's control threat. Rubio begins his first foreign tour, visiting Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the ...

The new Secretary of State already has said the Hong Kong-based operator of Panama Canal-adjacent ports could be a “big ...

When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Central America comes after President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to take ...

Marco Rubio will head overseas late next week; he's also scheduled to visit Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the ...

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 ...

China's expanding footprint in Latin America is expected to be high on the agenda when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Panama next week on his first overseas trip since taking office, ...