Greenland? Colombia? 6 countries where the

Greenland? Colombia? 6 countries where the

President Trump isn’t denying the possibility of further American expansion, intervention or annexation efforts in the Western Hemisphere after the military’s success in plucking former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas over the weekend to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S. In the past, he’s threatened to annex Greenland …

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Panama Canal is making major play to win back lost energy trade

Panama Canal is making major play to win back lost energy trade

The Panama Canal Authority is aiming to lure back lost energy trade with changes to its booking system for LNG canal transits, and with a new LNG pipeline project offering energy and tanker companies an alternative to move the commodity across the critical global shipping gateway. Ricaurte Vásquez, administrator of …

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Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump

Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump

Hanging from a ladder attached to the hull of a giant, bobbing tanker, Capt. Efraín Hallax began his climb up to the crew awaiting him atop the Athina, a ship anchored in Panama Bay and third in line to transit the Panama Canal. The daunting ascent up the shifting ship …

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Migrants Deported to Panama Jungle Camp Face Uncertain Future

Migrants Deported to Panama Jungle Camp Face Uncertain Future

The camp lies four hours from Panama’s capital, down a bumpy, often desolate highway, at the edge of a treacherous jungle called the Darién. For more than a week, it has held more than 100 asylum seekers from around the world. Surrounded by fences and armed guards, they sleep on …

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What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America

What Trump’s Deportation Plans Mean for Central America

Follow live updates on the Trump administration here. Central American countries have long taken back their own citizens deported from the United States. But now the Trump administration has called on them to take in people from other countries around the world as well. The extraordinary measures involved in these …

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Latin America Gets Into Deal-Making Mode for Rubio’s Visit

Latin America Gets Into Deal-Making Mode for Rubio’s Visit

As Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins his first overseas trip on Saturday in Panama, Central American countries are largely reeling under the weight of President Trump’s confrontational approach, including threats of military force to reclaim the Panama Canal and coercing nations into accepting military planes filled with deported migrants. …

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