1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (887+ words) BUENOS AIRES, June 9 (UPI) -- International fashion, luxury and sports brands are accelerating expansion into Argentina after years of absence, driving multimillion-dollar investments and prompting the country's leading shopping mall operators to expand capacity to meet growing demand for retail space....

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (289+ words) June 7 (UPI) -- Pope Leo drew more than 1 million people to an open-air mass in Madrid on Sunday morning to start his week-long visit to Spain. The mass, to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, was held in the Plaza de…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (603+ words) June 6 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV landed in Madrid Saturday to begin his one-week papal visit to the country, the first in 15 years. Leo was greeted at the airport by King Felipe VI and his wife Queen Letizia, then addressed them…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (283+ words) June 4 (UPI) -- The family of a 20-year-old American college student who went missing in Japan nearly a week ago is appealing to the public for help in locating him. The parents of Auburn University student James "Weston" Higginbotham on Thursday…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (435+ words) May 27 (UPI) -- Police raided the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party in Madrid on Wednesday, adding pressure on Prime Minister Pedro S'nchez after several corruption scandals involving his allies. Spain's National Court confirmed the raid in which the Civil Guard's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (240+ words) May 26 (UPI) -- Western European countries are caught up in an extreme and early heat wave in late May, with temperatures breaking records and officials warning of health risks. In Great Britain, London broke heat records Monday and again Tuesday, with…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (443+ words) May 26 (UPI) -- A Spanish national who was aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, Spanish health officials said, apparently increasing the number of confirmed and probable cases linked to the outbreak to 13. The unidentified patient was…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (234+ words) May 20 (UPI) -- Former Spanish Prime Minister Jos" Luis Rodr'guez Zapatero has been placed under criminal investigation on accusations he was improperly involved in the bailout of a Venezuelan airline during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spanish National High Court announced the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (375+ words) May 19 (UPI) -- The son of the Mango fashion brand founder was arrested in connection with the death of his father in 2024, when he fell into a ravine on a hiking trip. Police in Catalonia, Spain, arrested Jonathan Andic, 43, the son…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (181+ words) May 18 (UPI) -- Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez sustained a fracture in his right foot, which will require surgery and put his World Cup status in doubt, the Spanish La Liga franchise announced Monday. Lopez fractured the fifth metatarsal bone in the…...