https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/costa-rica/ The latest Flip News stories on Costa Rica. en-GB Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:12:55 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/costa-rica-foreign-minister-fired-shield-of-americas-meeting/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/costa-rica-foreign-minister-fired-shield-of-americas-meeting/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT President Laura Fernandez sacked Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar for attending Trump's anti-cartel Shield of the Americas meeting in New York without telling her, calling the omission 'great strategic damage'. James Calloway Costa Rica Donald Trump Shield of the Americas foreign minister UNGA Al Jazeera / Reuters / AFP