Rubio lands in Panama after Trump threat to ‘take back’ canal
The US Secretary of State is in Panama after President Trump's threat to seize control of the Panama Canal
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is in Panama to meet its president and tour the canal. Mr Rubio's meeting with President Jose Raul Mulino has taken on urgency following President Trump’s stated determination to take back the canal, with military force if necessary.
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(Photo: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is received by Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha. Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS)
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