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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President-elect Trump is threatening to try to take back the Panama Canal over fees shippers are charged to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America. In full, quickly, and without question.
He made the comments to conservatives at the Turning Point USA's America Fest in Arizona. Panama's president, Jose Raul Molino, today reaffirmed his country's sovereignty over the canal, saying in a recorded statement on X that every square meter of it and the surrounding area belongs to Panama. The U.S. relinquished control of the waterway to Panama in 1999.
under a treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. The country is a strong U.S. ally, and the canal is crucial for Panama's economy. Trump also told those gathered at the conservative conference that his administration would deliver a booming economy and quickly settle wars in the Mideast and Ukraine without going into detail.
Syria's new leader says all weapons in the country need to come under state control. He made that comment during a joint press conference with Turkey's foreign minister. The BBC's Sebastian Usher has more.
Ahmed Alshara has promised to unite Syria after years of war and division, insisting that Syrians themselves must come together to work for a better future without foreign interference. That was how he framed his call for the state to take over all military operations. but he was speaking to the foreign minister of Turkey, which has given him vital support.
Ankara sees the Syrian Kurds as a terrorist group and wants to prioritise the dismantling of their armed forces. If Mr. Al-Sharaf follows the Turkish lead, it may result in new conflict.
The BBC's Sebastian Usher reporting. Well, after a volatile week in stocks, investors on Wall Street are facing a quieter week because of the holidays, as Empire's Rafael Nam reports.
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