The White House expects Panama's Supreme Court on Thursday to cancel a crucial Panama Canal ports contract operated by a firm with ties to China's government, two sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Removing Chinese influence in the Western Hemisphere is central to President Trump's strategy to reassert unquestioned U.

Drawing on eyewitness accounts and archival footage, the film shows how a symbolic fight over national identity became a turning point that reshaped diplomacy, amplified demands for sovereignty, and ultimately led to the transfer of the canal to Panama.

The Pentagon’s new defence strategy shifts focus to homeland security and the Western Hemisphere, signalling reduced US military support for allies.

When Erik the Red, the father of Leif Erikson, was banished from Iceland in 982, it’s said he called the island Greenland in an attempt to lure more settlers. More arrived, but the lack of wood, limited arable land and harsh conditions led to the mysterious disappearance of the settlements about 400 years later.