Overview

• Spain’s Congress formally reproved Equality Minister Ana Redondo over failures with anti‑abuse bracelets in a 170–162 vote with 16 abstentions, exposing fractures in the governing bloc.
• Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the BAM Furor will depart Cartagena to assist the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza and conduct rescues if needed, as Spain led a 17‑country communiqué warning attackers of legal responsibility.
• Italy authorized a navy frigate for potential support to the flotilla after reported drone attacks, aligning with Spain’s push to safeguard navigation and humanitarian missions.
• Spain’s referees committee (CTA) judged Thalys’s foul on Kevin Vázquez should have been a red card, sidelined VAR chief Rubén Ávalos Barrera for this matchday, removed field referee Manuel Ángel Pérez from weekend duties, and upheld the second yellow to Guille Rosas.
• Mexican security officials are probing Tabasco suppliers Market Solutions Atmosphera and Green Hell Comercial over large municipal and state contracts and alleged fiscal irregularities, inquiries that follow the prosecution of former security chief Hernán Bermúdez Requena for suspected organized‑crime ties.