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World Reuters Costa Rica's top court calls for President Chaves to stand trial on corruption charges
Yahoo News
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SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica's highest court on Tuesday asked the country's legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his immunity from prosecution so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Costa Rica's attorney general's office in...
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...
Why didn’t Costa Rica prosecute Celso Gamboa for drug trafficking?
Q Costa Rica
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July 1, 2025
Gamboa could be the first Costa Rican extradited to the United States for drug trafficking Q COSTARICA — The arrest of Celso Gamboa was not the result of an improvised action. Behind them was a silent and sustained operation that lasted more than...
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...
Fears grow after Nicaraguan critic murdered in Costa Rica
NBC News
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July 2, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Fears grow after Nicaraguan critic murdered in Costa Rica 02:39 UP NEXT Deadly strike hits beach café in Gaza 01:22 Humanoid robots play soccer in...
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...
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...
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,...
Gender Persecution at the International Criminal Court: The ICC Issues Arrest Warrants against Taliban Leaders for Crimes against Humanity
EJIL: Talk!
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July 11, 2025
On 8 July 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against two senior Taliban leaders in the Situation in Afghanistan. The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) hailed the warrants as an ‘important vindication...
Government told after election it would have to quit fossil fuel group if new exploration started
RNZ
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July 6, 2025
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says the government made a "principled decision to withdraw". Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An international coalition for phasing out fossil fuels says it told the government after the election it would have to...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned at beach with NO lifeguards... as second victim is left in critical condition
Daily Mail
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July 22, 2025
Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned on a Costa Rican beach without lifeguards present, and a second man involved in the same incident was left in a critical condition. The Cosby Show alumnus died on Sunday at age 54 after drowning while swimming off the...
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...
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...
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...
Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s performance in Dayton 10 years ago
The Springfield News-Sun - Ohio
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ExploreMalcolm-Jamal Warner, 'Cosby Show' actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning“The Signature,” an off-Broadway flavored presentation, derived from Oral Funk Poetry Productions, co-founded in 2000 by Ohio Governor’s Award recipient, poet and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner: Heartfelt Celebrity Tributes & A Look Back Through The Years
NewsOne
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July 22, 2025
Source: BSR Entertainment / Getty Celebrity tributes are pouring in following the devastating news of Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s passing. The actor—who made history as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show—reportedly drowned off the coast of Costa Rica...