Overview
- Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies convened at 14:00 to debate the labour reform after the government pulled Article 44, which would have changed sick‑leave pay and duration.
- The CGT called a 24‑hour general strike without mobilization to oppose the bill, and UTEDYC confirmed adherence, targeting essential stadium and event operations.
- AFA and the Liga Profesional reprogrammed four Torneo Apertura fixtures set for Thursday, while club and CONMEBOL sources indicated the Recopa first leg between Lanús and Flamengo is set to go ahead with spectators under special arrangements.
- Spain’s National Police deputy operational director José Ángel González resigned after being cited to testify over a sexual‑assault complaint, and the interior minister said the gravity of the case required his immediate departure.
- The Adamuz rail‑crash investigation has 34 victim complaints and prosecutors warn it will be long and complex, and UEFA opened a formal inquiry into alleged racist insults toward Vinícius Júnior that briefly halted Real Madrid–Benfica.