The Panama invasion, led by President George H. W. Bush, has a number of similarities with recent events in Venezuela.

The Trump administration’s Jan. 3 capture of President Nicolás Maduro bore some familiar echoes to the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama that ousted military strongman Manuel Noriega — and marked the most direct U.S. intervention in Latin America since.

Operation Absolute Resolve, that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.

The US dramatically escalated its confrontation with Venezuela on January 3, moving from sanctions and targeted strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels to direct military action. In a pre-dawn operation, US forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and removed them from the country.

China has condemned the demolition of a monument honoring the Chinese community in Panama, the latest development as the Trump administration pushes for the Central American nation to distance itself

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday that China has lodged protests with Panama over the demolition of the China–Panama Friendship Park and memorial monument.

After 10 months, some of the Asian and African nationals looking for refuge in the United States who were deported to Panama in February still live there.

Road trips between the notoriously narrow country's Pacific and Caribbean coasts, reveal secret villages, untouched isles, and new-wave retreats.

Diving legend Greg Louganis is opening up about life in Panama after leaving the U.S. The five-time Olympic medalist previously revealed he sold three of his medals and his house to fund his move away from the U.