politics
May 8, 2026
We Explain the Day
In El Diario we present a summary of the most important information you should know from Thursday, May 7.
TL;DR
- Government confirmed the death of detainee Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, whose disappearance had been denounced by family and human rights organizations.
- The Encovi 2025 survey showed a decrease in educational access opportunities in Venezuela.
- The NGO Provea demanded that the state allocate maximum resources to improve public services.
- The National Assembly published the list of pre-selected candidates for the Judicial Nominations Committee.
- Spain's population nears 50 million, boosted by Venezuelan and Colombian migration.
- The WHO hopes the hantavirus outbreak will prompt the US and Argentina to reconsider their withdrawal from the organization.
- A birdwatching trip in South America is being investigated as a possible source of the hantavirus outbreak.
- The European Union banned the creation of sexualized images generated by artificial intelligence without consent.