A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological upheaval.

Police in Panama are investigating the killing of seven young people whose bodies were found in a wooded area near a lake on Saturday. The victims - four women and three men aged between 17 and 22 ...

Panama is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the U.S. handover of the Panama Canal, which president-elect Donald Trump has ...

The Panama Canal is experiencing its most extreme drought, significantly impacting global shipping, as reported by the New ...

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP ... decision was made in light of the current and projected water levels in Lake Gatun for the coming weeks. The ACP also announced an additional transit quota ...

Water levels in Gatun Lake, the rainfall-fed principal reservoir that floats ships through the Panama Canal’s lock system, have “continued to decline to unprecedented levels for this time of ...

Gatun Lake also supplies drinking water for parts of Panama. During droughts, locks in the canal recycle more water. This has slowly increased the salinity of the lake and has put the country’s ...

On Saturday in a Truth Social post, Trump also hinted at China’s growing influence over the Panama Canal. “It was solely for ...

Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reimpose U ...

Increased rainfall is helping to alleviate the severe drought conditions that had forced restrictions on ship passages through the Panama Canal ... rainfall at Gatún Lake, the principal water ...