Panama’s 123rd independence anniversary unfolded between marching bands and earthquake recovery, reviving questions about the American intervention that secured its separation from Colombia, the canal ...

On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Panama on the 123rd anniversary of your independence. Panama is one of our most important partners, and we will continue to ...

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has called for a strong international effort to keep sea lanes free, speaking in ...

United States support halts Colombia’s attempt to reestablish control, and just 15 days later, the treaty that paved the way ...

The Panama Canal was first developed following the failure of a French construction team in the 1880s, when the United States commenced building a canal across a 50-mile stretch of the narrow Panama ...

See how El Niño-driven drought could slow Panama Canal traffic, delay Asia-US shipments and raise supply-chain costs.

The operator said it does not rule out further restrictions on shipping depending on how much it rains in the coming weeks.

The Panama Canal wrapped fiscal year 2026 as the most productive in its history, generating $6.6 billion in total revenue — a ...

PANAMA CITY - The number of ships sailing through the Panama Canal could be cut further due to drought caused by the El Nino weather pattern, the new administrator of the waterway told AFP on Monday.

In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa became the first European to discover that the Isthmus of Panama was just a slim land bridge separating the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Balboa’s ...

Forty five years after the U.S. first considered building it, the Panama Canal opened to the public. Explore a timeline of ...

Shortly after taking office, TR said of the Panama Canal that, "No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent is as of such consequence to the American people." ...