The Latest Breaking News from Panama

In August, 50,000 people fleeing northward were met with long lines for medical attention, a lack of water and sleeping spaces

The killing of a member of Panama’s national soccer team in this rough Caribbean port has shown a light on the high levels of violence residents suffer here despite having a bustling port and one of the world’s largest free-trade zones

A member of Panama’s national soccer team has been killed after gunmen opened fire on a group of people gathered in the country’s violent port city of Colon

Two gunmen opened fire on a group of people in the port city of Colón

More than 200 vessels are stuck waiting to pass through the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important shipping routes, because of a dramatic fall in water levels.

What does a drought in Central America have to do with Australia’s cost of living? Quite a lot, if the drought affects the Panama Canal.

The government of Panama says it will launch a new campaign to stem the flow of migrants through the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap, after crossings hit 300,000 so far this year

The Chinese embassy lauded the Indian Coast Guard for successfully conducting the medical evacuation of a Chinese national from a Panama-flagged research vessel, MV Dong Fang Kan Tan No 2, around 200 Kms in the Arabian sea off Mumbai on the intervening night of August 16 and 17. Read further…

Indian Coast Guard successfully conducted medical evacuation of Chinese national from Panama flagged vessel in Arabian Sea. They established communication with vessel, airlifted patient with Advanced Light Helicopter MK-III and provided first aid. Swift operation during dark hours saved foreign national's life, affirming Coast Guard's commitment to motto "We Protect".

Number of vessels able to pass through each day limited because lower availability of water

UN Refugee Agency and IOM urge steps – including more legal pathways for migrants – to curb humanitarian crisis