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International official sparks controversy by refusing to follow widely supported wildlife proposal: 'There is a sufficient population'
Japan stands in opposition to several other nations. by Susan Elizabeth TurekJuly 9, 2025 Japan's agricultural minister sparked controversy by pushing back on a proposal filed by the European Union, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Honduras to...

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds video briefing with Latin American counterparts
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 9 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Wednesday held a political-security briefing via Zoom call with the foreign ministers of Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. The Deputy Foreign Minister of the...

Mulino on Panama’s Removal from the European Union’s gray list: “It was a titanic effort.”
Coclé: President José Raúl Mulino said he was “pleased” after Panama’s exclusion from the European Union’s list of high-risk jurisdictions for money laundering. During an opening ceremony for the new Río Hato Health Center, the president...

World News | Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar Holds Video Briefing with Latin American Counterparts
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 9 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Wednesday held a political-security briefing via Zoom call with the foreign ministers of Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. The Deputy Foreign Minister of the...

The List Of High-Risk Countries For Money Laundering From The European Unions No Longer Contains 'Panama' -
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) The European Parliament approved the European Commission's Delegated Act recommending the exclusion of Panama from the list of high-risk countries for money laundering and terrorist financing. This is Panama's Reaction to...

Francisco Smith Of Bocas Del Toro Panama Is Released But Must Sign In Every Month -
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) The general secretary of the Banana, Agricultural, and Related Business Workers' Union (Sintraibana), Francisco Smith, was released following a change in the precautionary measure issued by an appeals court. From now on,...
Seconding Netanyahu For Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize, By Owei Lakemfa
The great warmonger of our time, Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court, ICC, for war crimes and genocide has proposed President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Israeli Prime Minister, an expert in infanticide...

US President is opening a new chapter in US foreign policy - and it’s far from isolationist
Yet he has also raised troubling questions about whether his Administration can wield America’s outsized influence effectively and keep it strong. The isolationist label has long followed Trump, but it’s never accurately described an idiosyncratic...
Greek Piraeus port workers refuse to unload ship carrying military equipment for Israel
Greek Piraeus port workers refuse to unload ship carrying military equipment for Israel [Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:39:22 +0300] Athens – Saba: The Piraeus Port Workers Union confirmed on Tuesday its rejection of any Greek involvement in supporting...

Panama President Mulino Seeks Support for Vital Río Indio Water Project
July 2025: Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino urged member nations at the Mercosur Summit in Buenos Aires, to back the Río Indio project, a critical infrastructure effort to secure water supplies for the Panama Canal amid mounting climate...

Panama’s Meduca Opens Disciplinary Proceedings against Teachers Who Have Not Returned to Classes
The Ministry of Education (Meduca) announced Sunday the opening of disciplinary proceedings against teachers who persist in political activities during this strike and fail to return to their duties, amid a critical period for the national...

Sugar Ray Leonard Names The One Fighter Who Could Compete With The 4 Kings And It’s Not Mayweather
Sugar Ray Leonard has revealed the one fighter that he believes could have competing during one of boxing’s greatest eras. Leonard rose to prominence during the eighties, although his outstanding professional career would span between 1977 and...

Ecuador's Noboa plans referendum to reopen U.S. military base in Manta
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Andras Toth, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28, trowels the foundation of a new classroom being built at the Jacobo Vera school in Manta, Ecuador, in 2011. Department of Defense photo July 8 (UPI)...

The Crew of the Vessel N-35 Detained in Venezuela will be assisted by the Panama Government
Panama has initiated efforts to safeguard the labor rights of the nine crew members of the Panamanian-flagged vessel N35, which was detained by the Venezuelan Navy on June 13. This was reported by the General Directorate of Seafarers (DGGM) of the...

It’ll be difficult for us to accept Venezuelan prisoners, Nigeria tells Trump, U.S.
Nigeria pushed back on accepting Venezuelans deported from the United States on Thursday, as US media reported President Donald Trump was urging African countries to take in deportees from around the world. Deporting people to third countries has...

The Expansion of Logistics Services is a Recent Panama Canal Highlight
Panama’s minister for canal affairs José Ramón Icaza presented the key projects shaping the future of the Panama Canal during his keynote address at the 10th International Financial Summit, in Panama. “Over the past 25 years, the canal has served...

Panama To Remind Residents Of Dog Ordinance In Village
The village of Panama is set to remind residents of the village’s dog ordinance and rules surrounding having dogs leashed in the village. P-J photo by Sara Holthouse PANAMA — The village of Panama is looking to remind village residents of the...

Autoridad Marítima de Panamá dice que gestiona asistencia a tripulación de buque detenido en Venezuela
Por Elizabeth González, CNN en Español La Autoridad Marítima de Panamá (AMP) aseguró este lunes que están tomando medidas para salvaguardar los derechos laborales de los nueve tripulantes de diversas nacionalidades del buque de bandera panameña...

Matildas end four-game WA stint on a high with 3-2 comeback win over Panama at HBF Park
The Matildas’ WA sojourn has ended on a high as they came from behind before snatching a late winner to prevail 3-2 over Panama at HBF Park. After a win, a draw and a loss in their opening three games across Perth and Bunbury, the Matildas...

Charli Grant strikes in stoppage time as Matildas come from behind to beat Panama
Charli Grant has saved the Matildas from further embarrassment, the defender bundling in a stoppage-time goal to lift Australia to a 3-2 victory over Panama at HBF Park in Perth. World No 56 Panama stunned the Matildas 1-0 in Bunbury on Saturday...