U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Panama’s president in a face-to-face meeting that the Central American ally must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal or the Trump ...

The visit to Panama will be Rubio’s first international trip as President Donald Trump’s secretary of State. “I cannot negotiate, and much less open a process of negotiation, over the canal.

Panama's Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio while leaving a meeting at the presidential palace in Panama City, Panama, on Sunday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves for his first overseas trip as the nation’s top diplomat on Saturday. Rubio's first stop on the six-day visit is Panama as he sets out on pursuing President ...

Rubio says Trump sees status quo at Panama Canal as unacceptable Sovereignty over the canal is not up for discussion, Mulino says U.S. believes China's influence violates neutrality treaty Rubio ...

Panama’s President Jose Mulino, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrive for a meeting at presidential palace in Panama City, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as secretary of State. The visit comes as Donald Trump looks to reclaim Panama's canal.

Marco Rubio discusses secretary of state confirmation, goals in President Trump's second term 06:16. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is preparing to travel to Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and ...

Rubio threatens Panama’s president over canal, saying status quo is ‘unacceptable’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio is arguing that the presence of two Hong Kong companies and other Chinese ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded Panama immediately reduce “unacceptable” Chinese “influence and control” over the Panama Canal.. On his first official ...