{
  "id": 9681510,
  "title": "Costa Rican foreign minister dismissed after attending a Trump security meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/costa-rican-foreign-minister-dismissed-after-attending-a-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/25/costa-rican-foreign-minister-dismissed-after-attending-a-trump-security-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez has fired Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar following his attendance at a security meeting with US President Donald Trump, without informing her. The US-led coalition, known as the Shield of the Americas, aims to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. Tovar's dismissal is immediate, the government announced. Indiana Trejos, Costa Rica's current Minister of Foreign Trade, has been appointed as interim Foreign Minister, set to assume the position upon her return from the United Nations General Assembly.",
  "summary": "Manuel Tovar’s attendance at the Shield of the Americas meeting prevented the Costa Rican President from attending, as each country was limited to one representative.",
  "key_points": [
    "Costa Rican President fires Foreign Minister Tovar",
    "Tovar attended Trump security meeting without informing President",
    "Indiana Trejos appointed interim Foreign Minister"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sudden dismissal of Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar suggests that Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez is tightening her control over her administration's diplomatic efforts and relationships with other countries.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Costa Rican foreign minister dismissed after attending a Trump security meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/costa-rican-foreign-minister-dismissed-after-attending-a-trump-9683406",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:31:59.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}