While Donald Trump has declared that the US will take back the Panama Canal, analysts question whether America could actually regain it, especially since several major Chinese and China-backed ...

Donald Trump plans to reclaim the Panama Canal, citing its strategic importance. The canal, handed to Panama in 1999, remains contentious.

So, the construction of the Panama Canal began in 1881 under French leadership but faced numerous challenges, including engineering difficulties and disease. The project was later taken over by ...

and 22,000 deaths between 1881 and 1889 during the construction of the Panama Canal. The viral theory of the origin of yellow fever was suggested by the Cuban scientist K. Finlay in 1881.

The Panama Canal is exploring the construction of a pipeline to move liquefied petroleum gas across the trade passage, canal ...

The Pentagon is reportedly exploring military options for the Panama Canal to ensure ongoing US access to the strategically important waterway, following a request from the White House.

The U.S. completed construction of the canal in the early 20th century but signed treaties handing it over to Panama in 1977 in response to political pressure and unrest in Panama over U.S. ownership.

China has sharply criticized a proposal to sell ports in the Panama Canal to American asset management giant BlackRock, attacking the deal as “spineless groveling” and a “betrayal” of the ...