HMS Agincourt has been renamed Achilles amid reports the defence ministry did not want to offend France. -
King involved in name change of Agincourt submarine that sparked 'woke' row
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Google Maps to make Trump geographic name changes
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The one change that worked: I woke up to my phone alarm – until my wife insisted on a new morning routine
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AP says it will use Trump’s name change for Denali but not Gulf of Mexico
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'Woke' global left is starting to crumble, Argentina's Milei says
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They say a name like mine can hold you back in life, but I will never change it | Xaymaca Awoyungbo
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Can Trump Change the Name of the Gulf of Mexico?
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Trump says he plans to change Gulf of Mexico's name to "Gulf of America"
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Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X
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