Panama President José Raúl Mulino has rejected the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free

PANAMA CITY — Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday rejected the US State Department's claim that the US government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal free of charge.

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday rejected U.S. claims that American warships and boats can transit the Panama Canal without paying a standard fee. In a weekly news conference,