Panama

Panama is a Central American country that operates the Panama Canal, a critical global shipping route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is also a sovereign nation whose foreign relations, particularly with China and Taiwan, are a subject of international news.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to a high-level corruption probe into its former port regulators and a major international dispute with China over its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan.

Latest on Panama

• Major earthquake hits Panama, injures at least 27
• Strong Panama quake shakes nation, but avoids major destruction
• Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes, multiple aftershocks
• Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Panama, damaging buildings
• EU removes Panama from tax haven blacklist
• Panama auditor targets ex-port regulators and CK Hutchison’s executives in canal probe
• CK Hutchison seeks $1.5bn in damages over seized Panama Canal ports

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