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Google Maps now displays Lake Ontario as Lake America for United States users, implementing President Trump's recent renaming order. The change reflects deepening geopolitical tensions between Washington and Ottawa over trade and territorial naming conventions.
President Trump has threatened to impose significant tariffs on the European Union, accusing it of unfairly penalising major US technology firms including Apple, Meta, Amazon and Google through multibillion-dollar fines.
The European Union has fined Google US$1 billion for illegally leveraging its search engine dominance to promote its own services. The decision heightens trans-Atlantic trade tensions as the Trump administration threatens retaliatory tariffs.
South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has rejected suggestions that a dispute with US-listed retailer Coupang is undermining discussions with Washington on trade, investment, and security matters.
Brazil has pledged immediate economic retaliation after the US imposed a 25% tariff on select Brazilian exports, invoking domestic reciprocity laws and threatening World Trade Organisation action.