When the Panama Canal was unveiled by the United States in 1914, the roughly 50-mile-long waterway symbolized American power and technological advancement. But the glow of progress soon faded. Building the canal killed roughly 5,
Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Monday, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but also imploring Russia to make a deal on Ukraine.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to take ownership of the critical maritime trade route — which the U.S. signed over to Panama in 1977 — calling it “vital” to American interests and refusing to rule out using military force in pursuit of his goal.
In recent weeks, when he was President-elect Donald Trump publicly said that Panama should return the Panama Canal to the United States, and he would not rule out using military force to reclaim it. At his presidential Inauguration on Monday Trump doubled down on saying that his new administration was going to take back the canal.
Trump should reflect on the ramifications of his comments about Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Donald Trump has refused to rule out using force to acquire Greenland from Denmark or the Panama Canal from Panama ... behaving more like President Vladimir Putin's Russia by the day.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Jan 20, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but ...
We are seeing the difficulties that the Panama Canal has, they have problems with the water, in terms of fluidity, the capacity for ships to pass. So traffic is slow. There are no alternatives ...
Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "shouldn't have allowed" war in his country to happen.
Panama has owned and administered the Panama Canal for nearly three decades. President Trump wants to change that to counter growing Chinese influence in Latin America.
In an exclusive interview with TV, Fareed Zakaria touched upon a host of issues, including Donald Trump's tariff threats, Gaza ceasefire deal, and Trump's relationship with India and tech billionaire Elon Musk.
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Trump anti-war? THINK again.
TAKE the cue from Herman Tiu Laurel, president of the Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute (ACPSSI), who has been very busy preparing for the "Anti-War, Anti-US Bases, Anti-Missiles" Congress to be held today until tomorrow in Cagayan de Oro City,