U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama's President José Raúl Mulino that the "status quo" of the Panama Canal is "unacceptable." ...

Annie Correal reported from Mexico City. Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to escalate the Trump administration’s confrontation with Panama on Sunday, telling its leader that President ...

President José Mulino said Panama's sovereignty over the world's second busiest waterway is not up for discussion.

Rubio's visit to Panama will determine if U.S. policy will lean towards aggression or diplomacy over control of the Panama Canal. Panama defends its sovereignty over the canal despite Trump’s ...

PANAMA CITY — Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama’s president Sunday that the status quo at the Panama Canal is “unacceptable” and, absent “immediate changes,” would require the ...

open image in gallery Demonstrators burn an allusive sign during a protest against the visit of US secretary of state Marco Rubio in Panama City (AFP via Getty) The Panama Canal is the second ...

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Panama’s president in a face-to-face meeting Sunday that the Central American ally must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama ...

As Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Panama on his first official foreign trip, reassumption of American control over the Panama Canal Zone is on the agenda. With Panama refusing to back ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Thursday that President Trump’s interest in taking control of Greenland and the Panama Canal “is not a joke” and vital to US national security interests.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is preparing for his first official trip to Latin America under President Donald Trump’s ...

Migrants discouraged by President Trump’s hardline immigration policies are giving up and making “U-turns” back to their home countries, Secretary of State Rubio said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio deplanes at the international airport in Panama Pacifico, Panama, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Secretary of State Marco Rubio deplanes at the ...