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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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
More 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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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’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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