There has been no bridge over the Moharashi River in Sherpur's Jhenaigati upazila for more than 50 years, despite repeated requests from locals. Thousands of residents from at least 15 villages ...

Hong Kong CNN — Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal ... highway bridge over the canal to ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the State Department’s assertion that Panama “has agreed to no longer charge fees” to US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal ...

demanded that Panama make "immediate changes" to what he calls the "influence and control" of China over the canal. America's top diplomat said Panama had to act or the US would take necessary ...

Since winning the US election in November, President Donald Trump has refused to rule out the use of force to seize the canal built by Washington over a century ago and later handed over to Panama.

Photo: Patrick Pleul/Zuma Press In his inauguration speech, President Trump accused Panama of violating the terms under which the U.S. handed over the Panama Canal. “We’re taking it back ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had lodged complaints with the United States over "irresponsible" remarks regarding the Panama Canal and "attacks" on China's ...

He held talks with President Jose Raul Mulino, who said Panama’s sovereignty over the canal was not up for debate but suggested he would review agreements involving Chinese businesses.

Though Mulino told Rubio that Panama’s sovereignty over the canal was not up for debate, he also said he had addressed Washington’s concerns over Beijing’s purported influence around the ...

But Mr Rubio was said to have had a firmer message in private, telling Panama that Mr Trump had determined the country had violated terms of the treaty that handed over the canal at the end of 1999.

The State Department said Rubio and President Trump have determined that the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party over the canal’s operations are in violation of the 1977 Treaty ...