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The Hill14d
China accuses US of ‘blackmail’ after Hegseth’s Panama Canal remarks
The Chinese government is accusing the U.S. of “blackmail” after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Beijing a threat to the Panama Canal, asserting that Washington along with Panama ...
New York Post14d
Pete Hegseth vows to ‘take back’ Panama Canal from ‘China’s influence’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged that the Trump administration would “take back” the Panama Canal from “China’s influence” on Tuesday during a visit to the key shipping lane.
CNN14d
Hegseth spurs fiery response from Beijing over Panama Canal ‘threat’ comments
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a ...
Bloomberg L.P.15d
Panama Raises Pressure on CK Hutchison With Port Accusations
Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the Central American country to wrest control of canal facilities caught up ...
AOL16d
Pentagon's Hegseth to visit Panama Canal after Trump threatens to take it back
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to get a close-up look at the Panama Canal on Tuesday, as he kicks off a rare visit to a Central American nation still ...
Reuters16d
US to 'take back' Panama Canal from Chinese influence, visiting Pentagon chief says
Hegseth is first US defense secretary to visit in decades Panama wrestles with US concerns about Chinese investment US handed waterway to Panama in 1999 PANAMA CITY, April 8 (Reuters ...
Yahoo16d
Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit finds
FILE - Cargo containers sit stacked as cranes load and unload containers from cargo ships at the Panama Canal's Balboa port, operated by the Panama Ports Company, in Panama City, Jan. 31 ...
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Hong Kong-based port operator owes $300M in unpaid fees: Panama
Panama officials reported that the Hong Kong company CK Hutchinson, which operates two ports at the canal, owes $300 million in unpaid fees. Vatican reveals official cause of death of Pope Francis ...
El Tiempo17d
Turismo de inmersión en Cartagena: La Boquilla, el reino del tambor, puso a bailar a turistas franceses
En el extremo norte de Cartagena, donde el sol se pone a ritmo de tambora y la brisa huele a mar y coco, está el pueblo pesquero de la Boquilla, el cual no figura en los mapas de los poderosos ...
La República23d
Lotería de Panamá por Telemetro, domingo 30 de marzo 2025: resultados del Sorteo Dominical 5493, números y quién ganó
Llévate el gran premio de la Lotería Nacional de Panamá de HOY, 30 de marzo, de 15.000 balboas. Revisa los números ganadores y controla tu cartón. Lotería Nacional de Panamá EN VIVO ...
scmp.com23d
Diving deep into CK Hutchison’s Panama ports exit
A sale by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison of its overseas ports, including two in Panama, to a BlackRock consortium continues to stir debate as to its eventual outcome. China has expressed ...