Morning coverage focused on Pedro Sánchez's brother's testimony, claiming he found his controversial position through Google searches. By midday, attention shifted to Venezuela, as opposition leader Edmundo González prepared his return flight. Opposition protests grew in Caracas while parallel demonstrations occurred in Madrid. The evening brought María Corina Machado's unexpected public appearance at protests, followed by reports of her detention and subsequent release in a sequence of confused events.
The Los Angeles fires situation worsened with a fifth blaze emerging in Hollywood, while evacuee numbers reached 180,000. Spanish government negotiations continued regarding the 2026 nationwide integrated transport ticket and Catalonia's spending increase in exchange for Junts' budget support. DKV's withdrawal from Muface healthcare coverage created uncertainty for public workers' medical services.