PSP has seized 19,000 weapons over the past six years
The number of weapons seized rose from almost 2,500 in 2020 to more than 4,700 last year. Pistols and shotguns are among the weapons most commonly in circulation.
Trump demands total control of Venezuelan resources
El Nacional reports that Donald Trump pressed Venezuela’s interim government for total control of the country’s oil resources — a demand with clear geopolitical and economic consequences that raises questions about sovereignty, access to revenues and the role of external actors in a fragile political transition. Separately, Jornal Público’s analysis shows that between 2019 and 2024 some 75 per cent of drivers who died with alcohol in their system had blood-alcohol levels meeting the threshold for a criminal offence, spotlighting enforcement gaps, road-safety policy failures and the need for improved prevention and data collection. Taken together, the items illustrate linked governance challenges: contested control over strategic resources on one hand, and systemic public‑safety and criminal‑justice issues on the other.
Portugal records highest homicide toll in seven years
Portugal ended 2025 with at least 108 confirmed homicides, the highest number recorded since 2018, according to figures compiled by Jornal de Notícias. The final recorded homicide of the year The post Portugal records highest homicide toll in seven years appeared first on Portugal Resident.
