politics
May 9, 2026
We Explain the Day
In El Diario, we present a summary of the most important information you should know for Friday, May 8.
TL;DR
- Cofavic demands full family access to the investigation into Víctor Quero's death, citing human rights concerns.
- Edmundo González suggests using U.S.-held Venezuelan funds to fix the national power grid.
- WHO states hantavirus spreads only through close contact, potentially via saliva or respiratory droplets.
- A woman in Spain is hospitalized as a suspected hantavirus case linked to a cruise outbreak.
- The U.S. is declassifying government files on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and extraterrestrial life.
- Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first year in pontificate with a plea for peace at the Sanctuary of Pompeii.
- U.S. forces disabled two Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, preventing them from entering an Iranian port.
- The Ministry for Penitentiary Services confirmed Víctor Quero's death, stating it occurred in July 2025.