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Panama

August 21, 2026
News/Social

El Niño Forces Panama Canal to Cut Ship Traffic

The Panama Canal is reducing the number of ships permitted to pass through the waterway as unusually low rainfall linked to the El Niño climate phenomenon puts pressure on its water resources.

Geopolitics/News

Panama Seizes Control of Key Canal Terminals, Triggering International Legal Clash

A major dispute over control of strategic shipping infrastructure erupted this week after CK Hutchison Holdings Limited accused the Republic of Panama of forcibly taking over two critical Panama Canal port terminals, a move the company says could escalate into

February 25, 2026

US Conducts Military Drills in Panama Canal Amid Renewed Focus on Security

Defence/United States/World

The United States military has launched joint exercises with Panamanian forces to bolster security around the Panama Canal, a strategic global trade route that

Maersk Acquires Panama Canal Railway, Reducing US Influence Over Key Trade Link

Business/Shipping and Maritime

Danish shipping giant AP Møller-Maersk has finalized a deal to acquire the Panama Canal Railway, a key infrastructure link that connects the ports at

El Niño Forces Panama Canal to Cut Ship Traffic

August 21, 2026
News/Social

The Panama Canal is reducing the number of ships permitted to pass through the waterway as unusually low rainfall linked to the El Niño climate phenomenon puts pressure on its water resources.

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Panama Seizes Control of Key Canal Terminals, Triggering International Legal Clash

February 25, 2026
Geopolitics/News

A major dispute over control of strategic shipping infrastructure erupted this week after CK Hutchison Holdings Limited accused the Republic of Panama of forcibly taking over two critical Panama Canal port terminals,

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US Conducts Military Drills in Panama Canal Amid Renewed Focus on Security

July 14, 2025
Defence/United States/World

The United States military has launched joint exercises with Panamanian forces to bolster security around the Panama Canal, a strategic global trade route that has recently drawn heightened scrutiny over alleged Chinese

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Maersk Acquires Panama Canal Railway, Reducing US Influence Over Key Trade Link

April 3, 2025
Business/Shipping and Maritime

Danish shipping giant AP Møller-Maersk has finalized a deal to acquire the Panama Canal Railway, a key infrastructure link that connects the ports at both ends of the Panama Canal. This acquisition

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China and Panama Strengthen Ties Amid Controversial Port Sale

March 18, 2025
China/World

In a diplomatic effort to deepen relations, a high-level delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Ma Hui, Vice Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee,

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Breaking: Trump to Launch Military Intervention in Panama?

March 15, 2025
Geopolitics/United States

by Our Correspondent in Washington DC In a move that echoes the Cold War era’s most aggressive interventions, the Trump administration is reportedly demanding “credible military options” from the Pentagon to assert

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Trump’s Call Spurs Billionaire-Backed $22.8B Panama Canal Ports Deal

March 6, 2025
Business/Shipping and Maritime

A coalition of billionaire investors, including BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, infrastructure mogul Adebayo Ogunlesi, and Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, has orchestrated a $22.8 billion acquisition of key global ports—most notably, two

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BlackRock Acquires Two Panama Canal Ports from China’s Hutchinson

March 4, 2025
Business/Shipping and Maritime

In a significant development in global trade and investment, BlackRock announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire two ports serving the Panama Canal from Hong Kong’s CK Hutchinson. This move

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China Slams U.S. Pressure on Panama as It Withdraws from Belt and Road Initiative

February 9, 2025
Diplomacy/News

China has expressed deep regret over Panama’s decision to withdraw from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), accusing the United States of using pressure and threats to influence Panama’s sovereign choices. Beijing

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Secret Files Expose U.S. Fears of ‘Colonialism’ in Panama Canal Deal

February 5, 2025
History/Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Continued U.S. control of the Panama Canal “looks like pure colonialism,” Henry Kissinger advised President Gerald Ford during a National Security Council meeting in May 1975, 50 years ago. “Internationally, failure to

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Panama Audits Hutchison Ports After Trump’s Canal Control Remarks

January 22, 2025
Diplomacy/News

Panama’s government began an audit on Monday of Hutchison Ports, a Hong Kong-based company operating ports at both ends of the Panama Canal, following comments by former US President Donald Trump suggesting

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Canal’s turning tide — Panama’s path to sovereignty

December 24, 2024
Business/Geopolitics

Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday dismissed recent threats made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to retake control of the Panama Canal, reaffirming that “the sovereignty and independence” of Panama are

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Panama Explodes With Protests Against Canadian Copper Mine

November 11, 2023
Canada

Panama is on fire. Massive protests are rippling across the country. Road blocks. Unions on strike. School classes canceled. Workers, teachers and indigenous groups are in the streets. They’re protesting the government’s

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