Panama opposition party accuses US of 'camouflaged invasion'

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…