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Google Maps has updated its platform to display Lake Ontario as Lake America for American users, implementing President Trump's recent executive order. The move mirrors earlier action over the Gulf of Mexico and reflects deepening tensions between the US and Canada during an intensifying trade conflict.
Germans have become Europe's most sceptical of China, with 49% viewing it as a rival or adversary. Manufacturing losses and EV competition are driving a potential policy shift that could reshape EU-China relations.
The United States has sanctioned eight Chinese and Hong Kong shipping firms for operating vessels that transported Iranian oil to Asia, intensifying its economic campaign against Tehran and its enforcement of a naval blockade.
President Trump has threatened to impose significant tariffs on the European Union in retaliation for fines levied against US technology giants including Apple, Meta, Amazon and Google, signalling a fresh escalation in transatlantic trade tensions.
The European Commission has imposed a €890 million fine on Google for abusing its position as the world's dominant search engine by unfairly promoting its own services over competitors, a decision likely to trigger retaliation from the Trump administration.
The ringgit weakened against the US dollar on Friday as fresh trade tensions emerged, with the Trump administration announcing tariffs on 60 nations including Malaysia. The local currency strengthened against most other major currencies.
Donald Trump has blamed Canada for wildfire smoke drifting into the United States and threatened to raise tariffs unless Ottawa addresses the pollution. Ontario's premier countered that politicians should send help rather than complain.