The new administration sees Chinese-owned infrastructure as leverage over the waterway. Panama and some former U.S. military officials say concerns are overblown.
A prized ingredient in China’s multibillion-dollar industry for traditional medicine, gallstones have become the must-have item among underground traders and armed robbers in Brazil.
Hamas is expected to release three hostages Sunday, while Israel will set free around 90 Palestinian prisoners—halting hostilities while a permanent truce is negotiated.
