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Donald Trump that the United States should take it over. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ricaurte Vasquez denied Trump's claims that China was controlling the canal's operations, and said making exceptions to current rules concerning its operation would lead to «chaos.» He said Chinese companies operating in the ports on either end of the canal were part of a Hong Kong consortium that won a bidding process in 1997. He added that U.S. and Taiwanese companies are operating other ports along the canal as well. Trump has gone so far as to suggest the US should take back control of the canal and he would not rule out using military might to do so.

Republican Dusty Johnson reportedly plans to introduce the Panama Canal Repurchase Act while authorizing US President- elect Donald Trump to negotiate the reacquisition of the Panama Canal from Panama, reported The Hill. The latest proposed legislation actually stems from Donald Trump's severe concerns about the increasing influence of China around the Panama Canal.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago speech on Tuesday explains why the world is bracing for an uncertain future. Trump spoke candidly on a range of issues.

Donald Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda he has promoted since winning the Nov. 5 election.

Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.

The Bank of Nova Scotia has signed an agreement to sell its operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama as it looks to boost efficiencies and reorganize its Latin American businesses.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President-elect Donald Trump appears keen to expand on the long-standing American belief in the United States’ “manifest destiny" to dominate its part of the world.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Forgive us if we missed it, but we don’t recall Donald Trump campaigning to invade Panama and retake its famous canal. But there was the President-elect on the weekend, threatening our Central American ally with punishment if it doesn’t meet his demands.

First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland.

Donald Trump threatened to reimpose U.S. control over it, sparking a wave of protests from Latin American leaders, particularly Panama.

Panama Canal and his expansionist declaration that the United States should own Greenland signals that the incoming U.S. president will pursue a foreign policy unbound by diplomatic niceties.

Panama Canal has suddenly become the viral topic around the world after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose US control over the Panama Canal, a key global shipping route located in the Central American nation.

Donald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of the Panama Canal, accusing the Panamanian government of charging excessive shipping tolls to use the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. “We’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we’re being ripped off everywhere else," Trump said at a conservative conference in Phoenix on Sunday, demanding the return of the state-run canal to the U.S.

Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States «foolishly» ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged «ridiculous» fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Panama's conservative president Jose Raul Mulino, who was elected in May on a pro-business platform, roundly rejected that notion as an affront to his country's sovereignty. The Republican president-elect's comment came during his first major rally since winning the White House on Nov. 5. He also basked in his return to power as a large audience of conservatives cheered along. It was a display of party unity at odds with a just-concluded budget fight on Capitol Hill, where some GOP lawmakers openly defied their leader's demands.

In an evening post on Truth Social, Trump also warned he would not let the canal fall into the «wrong hands,» and he seemed to warn of potential Chinese influence on the passage, writing the canal should not be managed by China. The post was an exceedingly rare example of a U.S. leader saying he could push a sovereign country to hand over territory. It also underlines an expected shift in U.S. diplomacy under Trump, who has not historically shied away from threatening allies and using bellicose rhetoric when dealing with counterparts.

Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement

The Panama Canal Authority is reaching out to communities that could be impacted if the Indio River is dammed to make a new reservoir ensuring the water supply needed to operate the Panama Canal

Panama Canal is lifting restrictions that caused a global shipping bottleneck as water levels normalize after a severe drought. The Panama Canal Authority increased the draft in the waterway to a maximum 50 feet and will allow 36 vessels a day to transit after recent rains lifted water levels at an artificial lake that forms part of the canal system, administrator Ricaurte Vasquez told reporters Monday. The agency expects rains to continue through November, further lifting water levels, he said. The canal handles about 3% of global maritime trade volumes under normal circumstances, and 46% of containers moving from Northeast Asia to the US East Coast. The channel is Panama’s biggest source of revenue, bringing in nearly $5 billion last year.

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant were recently seen shopping for jewelry in Panama during their honeymoon. A video uploaded on Instagram captures the newly married couple inside a jewelry store, where they cheerfully posed with the store's staff. Radhika Merchant chose a laid-back look, wearing a striped t-shirt paired with white pants and sporting relaxed, beachy waves. She kept her appearance understated by not wearing any jewelry. Anant opted for a tropical print shirt, which has quickly become a hallmark of his style. Anant is the younger son of Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, and his wife, Nita Ambani.