Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has condemned Google's decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America.”
US President Donald Trump ordered that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed the Gulf of America. Read more at straitstimes.com.
President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum says her country is reaching out to Google about its Maps change and is suggesting additional revisions of its own.
President Claudia Sheinbaum brushed off a question as to whether Mexico is expecting US President Donald Trump to announce 25% tariffs on Mexican goods Feb. 1.
Mexico's president on Wednesday said her nation is in dialogue with the White House and was confident that the 25% tariff isn't imminent.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday presented a letter the government is sending to Google arguing the Google Maps platform should not accept the change made by President Donald Trump to rename the Gulf of Mexico,
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico anticipates that the U.S. will not impose tariffs on Saturday, despite President Trump's threats. However, Mexico has prepared a response plan and could impose retaliatory tariffs if needed.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said Google is wrong to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its Google Maps platform after U.S. President Donald Trump
Mexico's economy suffered its first contraction in three years in the fourth quarter of 2024, official figures showed Thursday, as the country braces for US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.
But Mexico argues the U.S. cannot legally change the Gulf's name because the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea dictates that an individual country's sovereign territory only extends up to 12 nautical miles out from the coastline.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized Google Maps for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for U.S. users. She argues the U.S. cannot unilaterally change the name, as it shares the Gulf with Cuba and Mexico.