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US rejects Mexico’s request for water as Trump opens new battle front

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Water from the Colorado River is diverted to fill an irrigation canal in Maricopa, Arizona, in 2022. Photograph: Matt York/AP

The United States has refused a request by Mexico for water, alleging shortfalls in sharing by its southern neighbor, as Donald Trump ramps up a battle on another front.

The state department said on Thursday it was the first time that the United States had rejected a request by Mexico for special delivery of water, which would have gone to the border city of Tijuana.

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