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“The Gulf of Mexico is still the Gulf of Mexico,” says Sheinbaum

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum brushed off speculations after Google Maps said it would rename “the Gulf of Mexico” for U.S. users following an executive order. Let’s not speculate further on…

Google changes the name of the Gulf of Mexico

Google is changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for American users, Google announced on X. “We have long insisted on changing names when…

The tech downturn on the stock market continues

Japanese tech stocks fall after a Chinese AI model sent US tech stocks sharply lower on Monday. In Tokyo, Nvidia supplier Advantest, which tests computer chips, was down 10 percent…

Trump says Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok

US President Donald Trump says that technology company Microsoft is in talks to buy the video platform TikTok, and that he would like to see a bidding war for the…

California’s education system reeling after wildfires

The devastating wildfires that began sweeping through Southern California on Jan. 7 have left the region’s education system reeling, with over a dozen schools severely damaged or destroyed. As school…

Trump won’t impose tariffs on Colombia after breakthrough in deportations

U.S. President Donald Trump won’t impose tariffs on Colombia after its government agreed to accept Colombians deported from the United States, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Sunday…

Chicago and Denver illegals targeted in immigration raids – 1,000 arrests

Nearly 1,000 people suspected of being in the United States illegally were arrested on Sunday alone across the country, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on X on…

AKEL wants Cyprus free from foreign military bases

AKEL General Secretary Stefanos Stefanou has demanded Cyprus to be free from foreign military bases and repeated his opposition to NATO membership. In a speech at the EDON Pancyprian Excursion…

Trump signs executive order to declassify JFK files

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to declassify any remaining files from the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy (JFK), his brother Robert F. Kennedy…

Trump designates Houthi movement as a terrorist organization

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating Yemen’s Houthi movement, or Ansar Allah, as a foreign terrorist organization. The White House says the Houthi rebels’ activities threaten…

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