You had to catch a plane to Kangerlussuaq, a tiny town 320 kilometres away and the site of a former US Air Force base and, from there, fly in a hair-raising turboprop. Even the official visitor ...

President Donald Trump has always understood the power of branding. As a celebrity businessman, he affixed his name to the ...

Frequent droughts have pushed authorities to pursue a controversial plan to dam a river to save the waterway — an act that ...

Panama’s president has said that he instructed the country’s foreign minister to not discuss the U.S. government’s ...

Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to ...

The Trump administration threatening partners in the Americas may prove to be short-term tactical approach but it will not ...

A senior U.S. military commander who oversees operations over much of Latin America will visit Panama this week to discuss ...

The Panama Canal crisis isn’t over yet, and it may be only the first stage of a wider conflict about whether the U.S. can contain China’s control of the world’s commercial maritime logistics network.

What would happen if the Panama Canal became completely unusable? This waterway is essential for global trade, and a shutdown ...

Panama - January 26, 2025 Twenty-five years after its return to Panama, the Panama Canal, an artificial waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, continues to play a pivotal role in the ...

The Panama Canal is one of several territories that US President Donald Trump says he wants the US to take control of, amid concerns about China's influence over the waterway. What worries the US ...

A team from NPR's All Things Considered went to Panama to report on the canal there, which has gained attention in recent months due to President Trump's comments about the U.S. taking control of it.