This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples include disputes between Ukraine and Russia, Taiwan and China, and India and ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum shared a letter to Google, arguing that the tech giant should follow rules set by the U.N ...

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after ...

The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed to the Gulf ... held a news conference where she stood before a 17th-century world map and jokingly suggested that North America should be renamed "Mexican ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President-elect Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” a name ...

Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" highlights the politics of map naming, sparking debates, social media snark, and mixed reactions globally and domestically.

She was referring to a 17th-century map showing that name for much of the area that now makes up the US, and asserted Mexico and the rest of the world would continue to use the name Gulf of Mexico.

Within days of President Donald Trump signing an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America," a website of the same moniker has begun selling globes and maps bearing the new ...

directing the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to “provide guidance to ensure all federal references to the Gulf of America, including on agency maps, contracts, and other documents and ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico has left residents along the Gulf Coast sharply divided. Some say it awakens their pride in the U.S. while others suggest it ...

President Donald Trump was quick to follow through on his surprising announcement a few weeks ago that he planned to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, issuing an executive order ...