International Justice: Former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has been appointed by Russia as an arbitrator in a major investment treaty fight tied to Ukraine’s Oschadbank, with Costa Rican former trade minister Dyalá Jiménez presiding over the three-member tribunal; the dispute centers on claims of hundreds of millions of dollars in lost assets across Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. Diplomacy & Security: President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Costa Rica’s Laura Fernández about boosting bilateral cooperation and sharing Ukraine’s security experience, while Costa Rica’s Lina Ajoy took over as SICA secretary general aiming to restart high-level political dialogue across Central America. Judiciary Under Pressure: Thousands of Costa Ricans protested to defend the judiciary amid a widening clash with the executive, as Fernández continues to back her claim of an “institutional coup d’état.” Public Safety: Fernández signed a decree classifying a wide range of security and intelligence information as a “state secret,” including parts of budgets and procurement. Migration Update: Immigration will open a special category for about 10,000 rejected or undecided asylum applicants, allowing work authorization while cases are reviewed. Health & Economy: Costa Rica confirmed 14 hepatitis A cases linked to water contamination, and inflation stayed negative again in July as prices fell 0.47% month-on-month.