Panama is part of a bigger piece of real estate that Mr Trump has his eye on. He wants to influence territory and infrastructure close to the United States. He views Mexico as a source of unwanted migration,

FIFA suspended the president of Panama’s soccer federation for a fat-shaming comment about a star player in the women’s national team. Manual Arias suggested midfielder Marta Cox was “fat” after she made critical comments about the set-up at the national team,

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian government’s wish to broaden relations with the United States, analysts say.

Trump says he wants to rename Gulf of Mexico and retake Panama Canal during press conference: Live - President-elect held baffling — at times alarming — press event at Mar-a-Lago, wandering from topic

Trump needs to ask himself what would be more impressive: to be known as the president who did what 11 other presidents could not do (free Cuba) or the guy who shaved a few bucks off canal tolls.

Donald Trump’s imperialist designs on Greenland, Canada and Panama often sound like the ramblings of a chaos agent who views geopolitics and global trade like a real estate shark chasing new leads.

Few took the president-elect’s combative comments at face value, but they still sent a shudder through a country that the United States has invaded before.

President-elect Donald Trump suggested Tuesday he would consider using military force to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and "economic force" to acquire Canada.

Trump wants to take Greenland from Denmark, make Canada the 51st state and retake the Panama Canal, threats reflecting his view that might makes right.

Donald Trump delivered remarks and took reporter questions on Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago in what was his second news conference since becoming president-elect.

OCEARCH has tracked Crystal up the eastern seaboard to New Brunswick, back down around the Florida Keys and into the Gulf of Mexico.

Trump's claim that Chinese soldiers exercise authority over the Panama Canal is inaccurate, but his assertion that China manipulates the use of the passage is a long-held U.S. concern.