Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America' name change
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Sheinbaum did not provide details of the lawsuit during her daily press briefing, but said that Google had been sued.
Mexico's foreign relations ministry had previously sent letters to Google asking it to not label Mexican territorial waters as the Gulf of America.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The body of water has shared borders between the United States and Mexico. Trump's order only carries authority within the US. Mexico, as well as other countries and international bodies, do not have to recognise the name change.
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Mexico argues that Gulf of America should apply only to the part of the gulf over the United States continental shelf.
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