Russia’s foreign ministry has called on Trump to reaffirm the current international agreement surrounding the Panama Canal ...

Panama has made progress stripping vessels from its registry that do not meet its flag's standards, the Central American ...

The "shadow fleet" comprises often aging, uninsured ships that aim to evade sanctions on Russian energy exports.

"Our job—where we can'is to provide Latin America with a choice," a U.K. government minister said on Thursday.

China expressed regret on Saturday over Panama's intention to leave Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative, urging the Latin American nation to "make the right decision".

Issue of the smuggling ships is emerging as a part of Trump’s campaign of maximum pressure against the regime in Tehran.

Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his second inaugural address Monday.

But Russia’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that the Panama Canal legally belongs to Panama and warned the U.S. against trying to reclaim it, whether by military or economic coercion. "We expect that ...

Trump’s punishment of allies and coddling of adversaries could end up isolating the United States. The Trump administration’s ...

(Image: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) Beyond Greenland, US President Donald Trump has also set his sights on acquiring the Panama Canal on the grounds of national security.

Russia’s foreign ministry has called on President Donald Trump to reaffirm the current international agreement surrounding the Panama Canal and to leave it in control of the nation of Panama.