Mexico sends 5th ship with humanitarian aid to Cuba

May 12, 2026 10:03 AM

Mexico sends 5th ship with humanitarian aid to Cuba

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday said that Mexico is dispatching a fifth ship carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba amid worsening shortages faced by the Cuban people. During her morning press conference on Monday (local time), Sheinbaum reiterated Mexico's rejection of the economic, commercial and financial blockade Washington has maintained against Cuba since 1962. "We are going to continue sending humanitarian aid. In fact, a ship carrying humanitarian aid is leaving for Cuba today...

Mexico president to Google: Wrong to accept Trump’s Gulf of Mexico name change

January 31, 2025 10:32 AM

Mexico president to Google: Wrong to accept Trump’s Gulf of Mexico name change

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said Google is wrong to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its Google Maps platform after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the body of water be renamed the "Gulf of America." Sheinbaum presented a letter addressed to Google in which her government argues the U.S. cannot unilaterally change the name of a body of water which it shares with Cuba and Mexico. The move comes after Google said on Monday that Google Maps will change the name of ...