{
  "id": 5356104,
  "title": "Panama Canal Chief Defends Its Independence on the Way Out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/panama-canal-chief-defends-its-independence-on-the-way-out",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:26:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/panama-canal-vasquez-farewell-independence-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The outgoing Panama Canal chief used his farewell to defend the waterway's independence and urge respect for the treaties on United States access. The post Panama Canal Chief Defends Its Independence on the Way Out appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}