Sanchez Closes Spain Investors Day - Spain

Sanchez Closes Spain Investors Day - Spain

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez (left), talks with former NATO Secretary General Javier Solana (right) during the closing ceremony of the 16th edition of the international financial forum 'Spain Investors Day', on 15 January 2026, in Madrid (Spain). On 14 and 15 January, the 16th edition of the Spain Investors Day (SID) forum brought together various Spanish professionals and major international investors to present the current situation of the main Spanish listed companies. Photo by A. Pérez Meca / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM 01/15/2026

Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Baseball: Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto receives his new team jersey from Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins during an introductory press conference in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2026, after joining the major league club.

Argentina: Flash Flooding Paralyzes Buenos Aires After Intense Storm

A sudden and violent storm struck Buenos Aires and the surrounding metropolitan area on Tuesday afternoon, December 23, triggering severe flash flooding after a day of extreme heat. Up to 80 millimeters of rain fell in under an hour in some areas, submerging cars, flooding streets, and paralyzing major routes including the Pan-American Highway and General Paz Avenue. At least 30 people were rescued from trapped vehicles, while emergency services received hundreds of calls. The Unicenter shopping mall in Martínez was evacuated as images of the flooding spread rapidly on social media.

Argentina: Flash Flooding Paralyzes Buenos Aires After Intense Storm 2

A sudden and violent storm struck Buenos Aires and the surrounding metropolitan area on Tuesday afternoon, December 23, triggering severe flash flooding after a day of extreme heat. Up to 80 millimeters of rain fell in under an hour in some areas, submerging cars, flooding streets, and paralyzing major routes including the Pan-American Highway and General Paz Avenue. At least 30 people were rescued from trapped vehicles, while emergency services received hundreds of calls. The Unicenter shopping mall in Martínez was evacuated as images of the flooding spread rapidly on social media.

Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (L) shakes hands with General Manager Chris Getz on the field following a press conference where he was introduced after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Seattle Mariners general manager Justin Hollander meets the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2025. Hollander expressed an interest in acquiring Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami after the Japanese Central League team posted the 25-year-old to MLB.

Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Baseball agent Scott Boras meets the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2025. Boras said his client Tatsuya Imai, pitcher of Japan's Seibu Lions, will be posted for MLB teams on Nov. 19.

Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

Baseball: GM meetings in Las Vegas

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller speaks to the press as Major League Baseball's general manager meetings get under way in Las Vegas on Nov. 11, 2025. Preller expressed interest in acquiring pitcher Tatsuya Imai of the Seibu Lions following the Japanese Pacific League team's announcement that it has begun the process of posting the 27-year-old right-hander to MLB.

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Participants in the General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Participants in the General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Participants in the General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Participants in the General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Participants in the General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Private Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Participants in the General Assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors in the Vatican on November 7, 2025. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM and UNIFIL Officials at Headquarters — Naqoura, Lebanon, October 24, 2025, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji, accompanied by Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, inspects UNIFIL personnel lined up at the headquarters in Naqoura. The visit included briefings on peacekeeping operations, an aerial survey of border villages, and a tour of the Blue Line to assess security conditions in southern Lebanon. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji meets with Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL, at the UN peacekeeping headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit that included an aerial tour of border villages and the Blue Line to assess the security situation. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Lebanese FM Tours UNIFIL HQ

Major General Diodato Abagnara, Head of Mission and Force Commander, pictured at the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, on October 24, 2025, during a visit by Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Youssef Rajji to review peacekeeping operations and regional security conditions along the Blue Line. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

The secretary general of CCOO in Catalonia, Belén López (2l), and the secretary general of UGT of Catalonia, Camil Ros (2r), during the demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

Demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

Demonstrator carrying Palestinian flag with the slogan 'Stop genocide' during the demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

Demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

The secretary general of CCOO in Catalonia, Belén López (2l), and the secretary general of UGT of Catalonia, Camil Ros (2r), during the demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

Demonstrator carrying Palestinian flag during the demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

The general secretary of CCOO in Catalonia, Belén López (c), during a demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

The general secretary of CCOO in Catalonia, Belén López (c), during the demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

The general secretary of CCOO in Catalonia, Belén López (c), during a demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

Demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

CCOO and UGT demonstrations in favor of Palestine - Barcelona

Demonstrator carrying Palestinian flag during the demonstration in favor of Palestine, on October 15, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Today a general and student strike is called throughout Spain in support of the Palestinian people and in protest against the "genocide in Gaza". The call, promoted by several trade unions and pro-Palestinian associations, combines demonstrations, 24-hour strikes and partial strikes called by the major trade unions. The day, which seeks to make visible, according to its promoters, the "international complicity with the attacks in Gaza", comes just after the announcement of a first phase of the peace plan between Israel and Hamas presented by Donald Trump. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jordan?s Crown Prince Visit to France - Paris

Jordan?s Crown Prince Visit to France - Paris

Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II (center) meets with Major General Ghislain Rety, commander of GIGN, during visit to GIGN, French ‘SWAT’ forces in Paris, France, on October 9, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jordan?s Crown Prince Visit to France - Paris

Jordan?s Crown Prince Visit to France - Paris

Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II (6th from L), and French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot (5th from L), and Jordanian Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi (7th from L) and Major General Ghislain Rety, commander of GIGN (4th from L), pose for a photo during visit to GIGN, French ‘SWAT’ forces in Paris, France, on October 9, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Jordan?s Crown Prince Visit to France - Paris

Jordan?s Crown Prince Visit to France - Paris

Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II (left) meets with Major General Ghislain Rety, commander of GIGN, during visit to GIGN, French ‘SWAT’ forces in Paris, France, on October 9, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Following IDF Offensive In Gaza - Paris

Protest Following IDF Offensive In Gaza - Paris

Marine Tondellier, secretary general of the ECOLOGISTS during a rally against the war in Gaza after the launch of the major offensive on Gaza City by the IDF at the Place de la Republique in Paris, Francve on September 17, 2025. Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Following IDF Offensive In Gaza - Paris

Protest Following IDF Offensive In Gaza - Paris

Marine Tondellier, secretary general of the ECOLOGISTS during a rally against the war in Gaza after the launch of the major offensive on Gaza City by the IDF at the Place de la Republique in Paris, Francve on September 17, 2025. Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Following IDF Offensive In Gaza - Paris

Protest Following IDF Offensive In Gaza - Paris

Marine Tondellier, secretary general of the ECOLOGISTS during a rally against the war in Gaza after the launch of the major offensive on Gaza City by the IDF at the Place de la Republique in Paris, Francve on September 17, 2025. Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim/ABACAPRESS.COM