The Commission also said it could not provide any further details about the investigation or who was being looked into as it is an ongoing process.
Trump's complaints about shipping fees seemed to reflect his views on trade, Mr Freeman said.While the statements might be "coercive", said Mr Freeman, it remained to be seen "whether canal authorities lower fees on US cargo in response to the threat".
Panama's President José Raúl Mulino has released a statement saying that the canal and the surrounding area belonged to his country - and would remain so.Over the weekend, Trump said in a social media post that the US "feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity" for reasons of national security and global freedom.The US maintains Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. The territory is rich with natural resources, including rare earth minerals, and occupies a strategic location for trade as global powers seek to expand their reach in the Arctic Circle.
Russia, in particular, sees the region as a strategic opportunity.Trump floated the idea of purchasing Greenland in 2019, during his first term as president, and it never came to fruition.
Greenland's prime minister, Múte B Egede, responded to Trump's latest comments this week: "We are not for sale and we will not be for sale."
Still, Trump continued emphasising his public statements online.In 2023, Sir Paul and Beatles drummer Sir Ringo Starr used AI to extract the vocals from an unfinished demo left by John Lennon to
The song, billed as the Beatles' final release, drew widespread praise and has been nominated for two Grammys and a Brit award."I think AI is great, and it can do lots of great things," Sir Paul said.
"We took an old cassette of John's and cleaned his voice up so it sounded like it had just been recorded yesterday. So it has its uses."But it shouldn't rip creative people off. There's no sense in that."