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Panama pushes back on Trump's canal claims

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Felipe Abondano in Panama
January 22, 2025

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the US to regain control of the Panama Canal which is used by thousands of cargo ships each year. The US-built canal was handed over to Panama on December 31, 1999 and has been operated by it since then.

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