Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for the canal

Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for the canal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to meet its leaders following recent U.S. allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the critical Panama Canal shipping lane

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Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for the canal

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