Acting President Delcy Rodríguez appointed a new defense minister Wednesday, removing a longtime Maduro loyalist in a major Cabinet reshuffle that could affect domestic and regional dynamics.
Users in China are rapidly adopting the AI tool OpenClaw but are limiting permissions amid warnings that errors could expose passwords, delete files or send offensive messages.
An investor in a power plant has filed ICSID arbitration against Panama, Global Arbitration Review reported, though the investor and claim details were not disclosed.
Fuel prices in Panama will increase again on March 20, with higher costs for 95-octane gasoline, 91-octane gasoline, and diesel. The move follows rising international oil prices fueled by conflict in the Middle East.
Ramadan is ending and Muslims worldwide are preparing to observe Eid al-Fitr, the festival that marks the conclusion of the holy month. Communities in Panama and Latin America will join global observances.
Panama’s National Energy Secretariat has announced a notable increase in gasoline prices effective this Friday, with regional rates published for Panama and Colón and some grades rising by about 30 cents.
An investor has filed a $140 million ICSID arbitration against Panama after authorities cancelled a licence for a power plant project, according to EIN Presswire.
Cobre Panamá held community cleaning days and promoted new hiring in Donoso and La Pintada in coordination with local authorities; residents expressed gratitude while details on job numbers were not disclosed.
A PBS report says AI and cryptocurrency efforts to shape Illinois midterms fell short, signalling limits to tech sectors’ political influence and drawing attention from observers in Latin America.
Protesters in Tehran burned effigies of Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump at a rally for warship victims, Al Jazeera reported. The brief report gives few further details.
A PBS report says Georgia’s plan to replace voting machines criticized by Donald Trump is in doubt as officials worry a last‑minute change could create chaos in election operations.
The US Federal Reserve kept its policy rate at 3.5–3.75 percent, citing a cooling labour market and tensions tied to Iran; the move underscores a data-driven, cautious stance.
MAFIZ held its awards ceremony at the 29th Málaga Film Festival, with Panama represented by Deputy Minister Arianne Benedetti and filmmakers including Mariel García Spooner and Risseth Yangüez.
A rights group says Israel is holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without charge, with detained children reporting “appalling and debilitating conditions” in custody.
Cuba’s president condemned President Trump’s remark that he can do “whatever he wants” with the island, warning any U.S. aggression would meet “impregnable resistance.”
EIN Presswire reports CK Hutchison says Panama missed an arbitration response deadline; the source gives few details and Panama has not been quoted in that report.
Copa Airlines has resumed flights between Panama and Caracas, restoring direct air connectivity with Venezuela, the travel site en.travel2latam.com reported on March 18, 2026.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has traveled to Washington for a meeting with President Trump she called “very difficult,” in a visit complicated by fallout from the Iran war, PBS reports.
European allies, led by a blunt rebuke from Germany’s chancellor, declined President Trump’s request to deploy ships to the Strait of Hormuz, saying the confrontation is not their war.
Delcy Rodriguez has replaced General Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defence minister; Padrino had served 11 years and was a key ally of President Nicolas Maduro.