Overview
- In Mexico, federal forces detained Tequila mayor Diego Rivera Navarro and three officials under Operación Enjambre on alleged extortion and corruption tied to a CJNG cell; Puebla’s FGE separately arrested ex‑mayor Gerardo Cortes Caballero for aggravated extortion.
- Morena’s national president, Luisa María Alcalde, said the party will not protect accused officials and urged that cases with evidence be investigated and punished.
- In Spain, the Adamuz high‑speed rail death toll reached 46 as judicial and CIAF investigations focus on a broken rail; authorities report 13 people still hospitalized.
- Transport minister Óscar Puente is meeting railway unions for a third day to try to avert a nationwide strike set for Feb. 9–11, with unions warning a deal remains far off and operations affected by incidents such as a Málaga Cercanías outage and the still‑shut Madrid–Andalusia high‑speed line.
- In Argentina, after allegations by ex‑mayor Elpidio Guaraz of a cover‑up in the killing of ex‑minister Juan Carlos Rojas, deputy Tiago Puente requested evaluating federal intervention of Catamarca’s judiciary, a step his bloc says it will formalize.