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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1852, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (died 1933) was born. In 1908, William D. Coleman, 13th President of Liberia (born 1842) passed away. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1937, Robert McFarlane, American colonel and diplomat, 13th United States National Security Advisor (died 2022) was born. In 1961, ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. In 1962, Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer was born. In 1967, Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey. In 1991, James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer was born. In 2001, Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. In 2012, Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison to Isolate Gang Leaders

The Tico Times

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July 2, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced plans to build a new maximum-security prison for gang leaders, placing Panama more firmly inside a regional shift toward hardline prison policies modeled in part on El Salvador’s anti-gang crackdown. Mulino unveiled the plan Wednesday during a speech before Panama’s National Assembly, a month after a mass escape from [] The post Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison to Isolate Gang Leaders appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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Sada Elbalad

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· Jul 2, 2026

Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison for Gang Leaders

Panama will build a maximum-security prison to isolate gang leaders, President José Raúl Mulino announced on Wednesday, as the country moves to tighten its response to organized crime.

Wall Street Journal

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· Jun 22, 2026

Colombia Elects Hardline Populist Who Vows War on Cocaine Gangs

Abelardo de la Espriella promises more prisons and a crackdown after cocaine production and the ranks of armed groups expanded across the country.

The Tico Times

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· Jul 3, 2026

Costa Rica Mega-Prison Project Falls Behind Original July Deadline

Costa Rica’s new high-security prison for organized crime suspects and convicted inmates will not be fully ready by the end of July, despite earlier government promises that the project would be completed this month. The Centro de Alta Contención contra el Crimen Organizado, known as CACCO, is being built next to La Reforma prison complex [] The post Costa Rica Mega-Prison Project Falls Behind Original July Deadline appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

India TV News

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· Jul 10, 2026

OPINION | Gangs of Lawrence Bishnoi: How did FBI expose the nexus?

Gangsters sitting inside Indian jails have been ordering targeted killings, making extortions across continents and carrying on with drug smuggling with impunity. This has been revealed in three chargesheets filed by US Department of Justice for the FBI in American courts.

Nepal News

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· Jul 9, 2026

धोबीखोलामा हामफालेकी महिलाको मृत्यु‚ बल्खुमा भेटियो शव

काठमाडौँ। काठमाडौँको धोबीखोलामा हामफालेकी एक महिलाको शव फेला परेको छ। सशस्त्र प्रहरीको दंगा नियन्त्रण रेजिमेन्ट कीर्तिपुरबाट खटिएको टोलीले काठमाडौँ १४ बल्खुको कुमारी क्लबनजिकै बागमती नदीबाट शव निकालेको हो। जिल्ला प्रहरी परिसर काठमाडौँका एसपी पवनकुमार भट्टराईका अनुसार कालोपुल र रातोपुलबीचको धोबीखोलामा एक महिलाले हामफालेको भन्ने सूचनाका आधारमा प्रहरी, सशस्त्र प्रहरीले बागमती नदीमा खोजी सुरु गरेको थियो। []

EL PAÍS

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· Jul 5, 2026

How organized crime captured a city in Mexico

Arrests in Cuautla have exposed how criminal groups infiltrated local government, embedded themselves in the economy and fuelled a cycle of extortion, violence and corruption that stretches across eastern Morelos

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Related coverage for "Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison to Isolate Gang Leaders": Sada Elbalad — Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison for Gang Leaders. Wall Street Journal — Colombia Elects Hardline Populist Who Vows War on Cocaine Gangs. The Tico Times — Costa Rica Mega-Prison Project Falls Behind Original July Deadline. India TV News — OPINION | Gangs of Lawrence Bishnoi: How did FBI expose the nexus?. Nepal News — धोबीखोलामा हामफालेकी महिलाको मृत्यु‚ बल्खुमा भेटियो शव. EL PAÍS — How organized crime captured a city in Mexico