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Panama’s Noriega Sets Precedent for U.S. Capture of Maduro in Venezuela

The recent U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro echoes a chapter from Latin American history: the 1989...

Panama’s President Says Crisis with the U.S. Over the Canal Has Ended

Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, said on Friday that the crisis with the United States is over, after Donald Trump threatened in 2025 to...

Panama Reports Rising Criminal Pressure as Cocaine Flow Surges

Panama ruled out on Wednesday that the Gulf Clan, Colombia’s largest drug-trafficking cartel, maintains a permanent presence in its border areas, though it reported...

Panama Mayor Orders Demolition of Chinese Monument Near Canal

A Chinese monument at the entrance to the Panama Canal was knocked down late Saturday on orders from the municipal government of Arraiján, in...

Panama Targets Tankers in U.S. Sanctions Crackdown on Venezuelan Oil

Panama's government plans to discipline several oil tankers flying its flag after U.S. authorities targeted them for breaking rules. Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha made...

US Troops Stage New Combat Drills in Panama as Venezuela Standoff Grows

A group of US soldiers is carrying out combat exercises on Panama’s Caribbean coast, the third drill of its kind so far this year,...

Panama Denies US Military Exercises Target Venezuela Amid Tensions

Panama's president says that ongoing US military exercises within the country carry no hostile intent toward Venezuela. The declaration comes amid rising regional tensions...

Panama Warns Costa Rica of Whooping Cough Outbreak in Border Region

Panama has alerted Costa Rican health officials to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in the Ngäbe Buglé comarca, sparking concerns over potential spread across...

Panama’s Massive Cocaine Seizure in Pacific Waters

Panamanian authorities seized nearly 12 tons of cocaine from a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, marking one of the country's largest drug busts in...

Panama announces capture in Venezuela of suspect linked to 1994 bombing

Panamanian authorities reported the arrest in Venezuela of the alleged perpetrator of a 1994 attack that brought down a plane in Panama with about...
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Costa Rica Tightens Mexico Flight Checks After El Mencho Death

Costa Rica began to tighten immigration controls Sunday on flights arriving from Mexico. Officials want to stop anyone linked to drug trafficking from entering...

Cow Wrangling and Camera Trapping in Costa Rica

I had just successfully reviewed the first four of five camera traps in a sleepy little town tucked into a rich valley bordering the...

Mexican Forces Kill Cartel Boss El Mencho Sparking Violence Alerts

Mexican forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in a raid that set off clashes and blockades across...

DHS backtracks on TSA PreCheck suspension as Global Entry remains in limbo

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not shut down TSA PreCheck lanes at U.S. airports, after a brief, fast-moving sequence of announcements...