5 days ago · PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought a warning to Panamanian leader José Raúl Mulino on Sunday: Immediately reduce what President Donald Trump says is Chinese influence over the Panama Canal area or face potential retaliation from the United States.. Rubio, traveling to the Central American country and touring the Panama Canal on his first foreign trip as top U.S ...

4 days ago · Mr. Rubio acknowledged America’s complicated history with Panama, a former Colombian territory that was founded after President Theodore Roosevelt’s administration, eyeing the potential for a ...

4 days ago · The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha today in Panama City to address critical regional and global challenges. Secretary Rubio informed President Mulino and Minister Martínez-Acha that President Trump has made a preliminary determination that the current ...

4 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino in Panama over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a readout of their meeting.

6 days ago · On the ground in Panama City ahead of Marco Rubio’s first trip as secretary of State. A ship sails through the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal, in Panama City, June 13, 2024. | Matias ...

4 days ago · Marco Rubio warned Panama's President that Washington will act if Panama does not end what Trump sees as China's influence and control over the Panama Canal.

4 days ago · U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the leaders of Panama on Sunday that the Central American country must take immediate action on curbing China's influence over the Panama Canal area...

4 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Sunday amid his first overseas trip, as the Trump administration makes a push for control of the Panama Canal.

4 days ago · PANAMA CITY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not...

Jan 23, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Panama — the country whose canal President Donald Trump has suggested he’d seize — as early as next week, according to three U.S. officials...