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Mexico is suing Google for calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users, following repeated requests to revert the name. President Claudia Sheinbaum contends that an executive order by Donald Trump, which renamed the gulf for federal agencies, only applies to the US continental shelf and lacks authority over the entire body of water. Google maintains that the name change reflects official updates, but Sheinbaum’s government insists on compliance with international naming conventions, while Trump hints at similar renaming for the Persian Gulf.
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