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Panamanian president refuses to renegotiate new US Panama Canal deal
Students and teachers protest the government's decision to sign a memorandum of understanding on security cooperation with the U.S. that they believe violates their nation's sovereignty in Panama City, May 6, 2025

PANAMA’S President Jose Raul Mulino has refused calls that he renegotiate an agreement with the United States giving US troops access to his country’s facilities.

Protesters have accused the president of selling out Panama’s sovereignty.

On Tuesday, thousands of people marched in the capital Panama City in the largest demonstration yet against an agreement signed during last month’s visit by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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