Latest news and stories about international politics in Portugal for expats and residents.
Reactions to the victory of Péter Magyar and the Tisza party in Hungary are multiplying. Several European leaders are speaking of unity and a willingness to collaborate. There are also reactions from outside Europe.
Millions of people demonstrated this Saturday in cities across the United States and beyond against President Donald Trump, in a new wave of protests under the “No Kings” slogan. Organizers aimed for this to be the largest single-day mobilization in the country's history, with over 3,200 events planned across all 50 states and internationally. The protests, which included participation from figures like Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, and Joan Baez, highlighted concerns over US military involvement in Iran, economic instability, and the erosion of constitutional norms. In Porto, Portugal, around 200 American residents gathered in front of the City Hall to voice their opposition to the Trump administration's policies, particularly the military actions in the Middle East.
Seguro is consolidating support within the PSD while Montenegro remains undecided; also a look at the first year of Trump’s second term (Trump II).
Beyond the headlines. Maduro handcuffed on a plane. Anti-squatter teams hired to carry out evictions. Trump pardoned 1,500 attackers. Brazil convicted 371 people. All of these images say the same thing: the law of the strongest is back. And in Portugal, nobody seems to realise.
