Overview
- In Argentina, the government said a federal court accepted its appeal in the university financing case and kept the injunction on hold until the Supreme Court rules, tempering earlier wins by the rectors.
- Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni held a controlled press appearance without taking questions on his assets probe, as prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita received case documents and opposition lawmakers pushed a special session to seek his interpellation despite procedural hurdles.
- University leaders kept plans for a nationwide march to press for enforcement of the financing law, citing a 45.6% drop in transfers since 2023 and public funding at about 0.4% of GDP.
- In Spain, the government launched a public message of calm over hantavirus on a cruise ship, with the WHO saying island risk is low and plans set to fly 14 Spanish passengers to Madrid’s Gómez Ulla hospital on a medical military aircraft with no local contact.
- The opposition PP accused the government of confusion and opacity, demanded the health reports and the experts consulted, and pressed for a parliamentary explanation as officials said the ship would anchor offshore rather than dock in the Canaries.