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Trump claims US will ‘take back’ Panama Canal

Panama turned its canal into a money-maker. History shows why Trump’s threats are sounding the alarm bells

More than 100 years after the construction of the engineering marvel that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — and 25 years after the canal was returned to Panama by the US — the Panama Canal faces renewed intimidation from US President Donald Trump.

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Is US Secretary of State headed to Panama to give Donald Trump’s Canal threat a shape? New reports suggests...

Three US officials reportedly said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Panama as early as next week. The trip is expected to be Rubio’s first foreign travel as secretary of State.

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At UN, Panama Reminds Trump He Should Not Be Threatening Force

Panama has alerted the United Nations - in a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday - to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks during his inauguration speech, when he vowed that the United States would take back the Panama Canal.

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Trump vows to take back Panama Canal, talks of 'Manifest Destiny' in space

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would take back the Panama Canal as he delivered an inauguration speech in which he invoked the 19th century expansionist doctrine of "Manifest Destiny" in laying out plans for space exploration.

San Diego Union-Tribune · 1d

Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal

Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama.

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Panama president responds forcefully to Trump’s comments on Panama Canal

The President of Panama has roundly rejected any idea that his country will give up control of the Panama Canal.

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America’s Fraught, Sometimes Deadly, History With the Panama Canal

President Trump’s push to take back control of the strategic waterway stokes memories of a period of U.S. imperial ambition ...

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Leader José Raúl Mulino Hits Back at Trump: 'Panama Is Not Distracted'

Panama President José Raúl Mulino has directly addressed President Donald Trump 's controversial comments regarding the ...

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Trump invokes 'spirit of the frontier' in Gulf and Panama actions

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump came out swinging in a combative inaugural speech in which he affirmed plans to rename ...

Who operates the Panama Canal and who sold it? The waterway's history, explained

President Donald Trump announced a series of sweeping changes after being sworn in as the 47th U.S. President on Monday, including plans to "take back" the Panama Canal.

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In the zone: Anti-Trump diatribes masquerade as Panama Canal history

The protests and subsequent violence were not motivated by Panamanian anger over the existence of genuinely contemptible Jim ...

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Panama plays down Trump 'invasion' question, files UN complaint

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino dismissed concerns Wednesday in Davos, urging reporters to 'be serious' when asked about ...

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The Latest: Trump administration cancels refugee resettlement, stranding thousands

Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, unleashing unprecedented executive orders and daring anyone to stop him ...

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China influence over Panama Canal has been a US concern for years

Trump's claim that Chinese soldiers exercise authority over the Panama Canal is inaccurate, but his assertion that China ...

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