Panama opposition party accuses US of ‘camouflaged invasion’

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Panamanian opposition politicians have accused the US of launching a “camouflaged invasion” of the country, amid simmering discontent over the government’s handling of the diplomatic crisis. After a three-day visit by the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump appeared to confirm that US military personnel had been deployed to the Central American country on Thursday, telling reporters: “We’ve moved a lot of troops to Panama.” Hegseth said that the US would increase its military presence at three former US bases in the country to “secure the Panama canal from Chinese influence”. The last US military bases in Panama were...