Rubio lands in Panama after Trump threat to ‘take back’ canal
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is in Panama to meet its president and tour the canal. Mr Rubio's meeting with President Jose Raul Mulino has taken on urgency following President Trump’s stated determination to take back the canal, with...
February 2, 202547m 13s
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Show Notes
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is in Panama to meet its president and tour the canal. Mr Rubio's meeting with President Jose Raul Mulino has taken on urgency following President Trump’s stated determination to take back the canal, with military force if necessary.Also on the programme: We look at how the US freeze on foreign aid has impacted HIV treatment in South Africa; and the storytellers of Marrakesh - spinning a yarn for a new record.(Photo: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is received by Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha. Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS)