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Female Filmmakers Lead New Wave of Costa Rican Cinema: 5 Names to Watch
Variety
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July 1, 2025
Early in 2021, Costa Rican filmmaker Antonella Sudasassi launched a pioneering initiative in her home country: the Unión de Directoras de Cine Costa Rica, or the Union of Female Film Directors of Costa Rica, in literal translation. The...
How the Mexican security minister’s slip of the tongue rankled Salvadoran President Bukele
Mexico News Daily
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July 10, 2025
An apparently innocent mistake escalated into something of an international incident on Wednesday. Security Minister Omar García Harfuch’s declaration on Tuesday that a plane carrying more than 400 kilograms of cocaine came to Mexico from El...
Costa Rica Arrests Ex-Security Minister Wanted in the US for Drug Trafficking
OCCRP
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June 25, 2025
Costa Rica’s judicial police have arrested a former security minister and Supreme Court justice on drug trafficking charges, following an extradition request from the U.S. Celso Gamboa Sánchez, the 49-year-old ex-minister and justice, was detained...
Costa Rica and U.S. Strengthen Border Scans and Biometric Cooperation
Tico Times
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June 26, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem met Wednesday with Honduran President Xiomara Castro to discuss security and migration, following her offer in Costa Rica to help control the entry of travelers and goods into the country. The...
Costa Rican court orders release of migrants deported from US
BBC
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June 25, 2025
A court in Costa Rica has ordered the release of 200 migrants deported from the US. Rights groups say the group - from countries including Afghanistan, China, Ghana, India and Vietnam - had been taken to a shelter they were not allowed to leave...
Diego Luna Scores First USMNT Goal In Close Win Over Costa Rica
KSL Sports - Utah
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June 30, 2025
Real Salt Lake star Diego Luna continues to be a difference-maker for the USMNT. In the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinals against Costa Rica, Luna netted a first-half equalizer — his first international goal for the U.S. The USA gets the job...
No More Waiting: Costa Rica Rockets Into U.S. Global Entry Club
The Costa Rican Times
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June 30, 2025
Costa Rica, June 2025 – On Wednesday, Costa Rica vaulted into the fast lane of U.S. immigration when Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and President Rodrigo Chaves inked the long-awaited Global Entry agreement at Casa Presidencial. This...
Costa Rican Court Frees Migrants Dumped by U.S.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 25, 2025
- Advertisement - A court in Costa Rica has ordered the release of 200 migrants from various countries who were deported from the United States. Human rights groups say the migrants—who came from countries like Afghanistan, China, Ghana, India,...
Nicaraguan State Terrorism in Costa Rica
Havana Times
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June 30, 2025
Claudia Vargas, Roberto Samcam’s wife, together with her children and other loved ones at his funeral on June 22nd. The retired Nicaraguan Army Major was assassinated in Costa Rica, where he was exiled. Photo: Ivan Olivares / Confidencial The...
Refugees worry: Is Nicaragua assassinating government critics in Costa Rica?
WLRN - Florida
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Roberto Samcam Ruiz took security measures seriously. A retired Nicaraguan army major who had spoken out against the Sandinista government, he fled to neighboring Costa Rica after his name started popping up on wanted posters. When out in public...
Gold Cup Qfs: Guatemala upsets Canada; US gets past Costa Rica
Nagaland Post
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June 30, 2025
José Morales sent Guatemala to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the clincher over Canada in a 6-5 penalty-kick decision after a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Rubio Rubín scored the tying goal with a header in the 69th minute for Guatemala, which...
U.S. beats Costa Rica in thrilling penalty shootout to advance in Gold Cup
NBC News
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June 30, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The U.S....
Costa Rican Court Orders Release of Migrants Deported Under Trump Deal
Tico Times
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June 25, 2025
A court on Tuesday ordered Costa Rican authorities to release foreign migrants who had been detained in a shelter after being deported under an agreement between the Trump administration and the government of Rodrigo Chaves, according to a ruling...
US sneaks past Costa Rica on penalty kicks, advances to Gold Cup semifinals
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a a 2-2 tie on Sunday night....
Costa Rica Hunts for Nicaraguan Hit Squad After Exile’s Assassination
Tico Times
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June 25, 2025
Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) is investigating whether a hit squad tied to Nicaragua’s Ortega-Murillo regime is targeting exiled critics on its soil. The probe began after Roberto Samcam, a 66-year-old retired Nicaraguan army...
USMNT advances to Gold Cup semis after hanging on for tense win over Costa Rica in penalties
New York Post
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June 30, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The...
Costa Rica’s Pride 2025 Closing Event Bans Minors, Sparks Outrage
Tico Times
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June 24, 2025
Costa Rica’s Pride 2025 closing event, set for June 29 at San José’s Plaza de la Democracia, was thrown into controversy when the government banned anyone under 18 from attending. Just days before the celebration, the Ministry of Justice and...
RSL's Diego Luna scores as US beats Costa Rica in Gold Cup quarterfinals
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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June 30, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kick win over Costa Rica after a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The...
USMNT Passes Major Test of Adversity With Gold Cup Win Over Costa Rica
Sports Illustrated - New York
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June 30, 2025
After a nerve-wracking penalty shootout, the U.S. men's national team are through to the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinals after defeating Costa Rica. The USMNT trailed on the day early after Max Arfsten conceded a penalty in the first half. The...
USMNT 2–2 Costa Rica: Player Ratings as U.S. Clinch Gold Cup Semifinal Berth on Penalties
Sports Illustrated - New York
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June 30, 2025
The U.S. men’s national team made it dramatic, but booked its spot in the semifinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup on Sunday night, beating Costa Rica in penalty kicks in the semifinal. New York City FC goalkeeper Matt Freese stopped three penalty...