Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America". The change was announced at the White House and takes immediate effect, according to Ajel English and Punch.

The renaming comes amid escalating trade tensions between the US and Canada, following the collapse of negotiations between the two countries, as reported by The National UAE and Daily Times.

The US Interior Department will update the lake's name in the US geographic naming service, but it is unclear if Canada will adopt the new name, with PBS NewsHour noting that Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, Ajel English, Daily Times, PBS NewsHour, The National UAE — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.