Panama will not negotiate control of its strategic canal during Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit, Jose Raul Mulino says.

Panama will not negotiate control of its strategic canal during Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit, Jose Raul Mulino says.
Group says it will stop attacking Israeli-linked ships when all phases of the Gaza ceasefire deal are completed.
After seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’.
Finnish authorities have boarded a ship in the Baltic Sea that the West suspects is linked to Russia.
The Panama government has controlled the canal since 1999, based on a treaty signed with the US in 1977.
Sweden’s foreign minister says China denied request for prosecutors to probe Chinese ship linked to two severed cables.
Incident not result of ‘hostile fire’, says US military, as Houthis claim their attack on US carrier downed aircraft.
During wartime, the effects on the environment from such accidents are likely to be far worse than usual.
With the lockouts, $930m of goods are being affected daily, affecting supply chains and economy, the government says.
The GPS jamming began on Friday and continued on Saturday, affecting several vessels at sea and dozens of aircraft.
The dispute between port foremen and their employers could disrupt crucial international shipments.
Stricter registration policies by the world’s largest ship registry come amid a push to crack down on oil smuggling.
A fishing boat found a Russian whale watcher who had been drifting at sea for more than two months.
Traffic through Suez Canal has slowed, driving the cost of goods up, and impacting the two countries’ economies.