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Lisbon funicular crash latest: Death toll rises to 17 as brakeman among the victims of tourist attraction disaster

Foreign nationals are among the dead following the disaster in the Portuguese capital

Evening Standard

Lisbon funicular crash latest: Derailment that killed 16 is ‘one of biggest tragedies in Portugal’s history’, says PM

Prime Minister Luís Montenegro thanked emergency services for preventing an even worse tragedy

The Independent UK

From Cristiano Ronaldo to a busty mermaid: The controversial statues that have lost their place

From Denmark’s busty mermaid statue to toppled slave traders and stolen Paddington Bears, we take a look at the statues around the world that have vanished, been relocated, or quietly removed.

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More than 300,000 voters registered for early ballot in Portugal

Hundreds of thousands of voters can cast their ballots early this Sunday, ahead of the 18 May legislative elections. This marks the highest number of voters ever registered to exercise their right to vote in advance.

Euronews

President Murmu arrives in Lisbon on two-day state visit

President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Lisbon on Sunday night on a two-day state visit, during which she will hold talks with the Portuguese leadershipRead further on Dynamite News:

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Six European Royals Wore a Tiara on the Same Day During Two Dazzling Events

Let's call it the tiara bowl.

Marie Claire

Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president

Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schools

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Portugal's Center-Right Alliance Wins Election Amid Populist Surge

Portugal's election results show a shift in power dynamics with the rise of the hard-right Chega party.

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Poland's leader says Russia's moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda says that Russia already is in the process of shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus

The Independent UK

Out of vetoes, Portugal president enacts law allowing euthanasia

Portugal's conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has signed a bill decriminialising euthanasia into law in the Catholic-majority country after parliament on Friday overturned the last of his four vetoes.

Reuters

Portuguese president warns PM over credibility, avoids crisis

Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa issued a dire new warning on Thursday to the prime minister after their rift put the country on the verge of a full-blown political crisis, but refrained from using his power to dissolve parliament.

Reuters

Portugal risks political crisis amid PM-president rift

Portuguese opposition parties called on the president on Wednesday to use his power to dissolve parliament over a growing scandal around state-owned airline TAP, although analysts see the majority Socialist government surviving - for now at least.

Reuters

Portugal should take ‘responsibility’ for slavery, president says

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is the first Portuguese leader to suggest an apology for his country’s role in slave trade.

Al Jazeera

Portugal should apologise, confront past role in slavery, says president

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Tuesday his country should apologise and take responsibility for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, the first time a leader of the southern European nation has suggested such a national apology.

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Brazilian legend Buarque receives prestigious literary award...four years late

Brazilian writer and musician Chico Buarque received on Monday the most prestigious literary award for Portuguese-language, with the ceremony happening four years after he won it due to an impasse caused by former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The Guardian - AU

Moscow claims capture of parts of Bakhmut – as it happened

Russian defence ministry says it has made progress in heavily contested region

Reuters

Brazil's Lula doesn't want to 'please anyone' with Ukraine stance

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he did not want to "please anyone" with his views about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, after provoking criticism in the West for suggesting Kyiv shared the blame for the war.

Reuters

Portugal's president faces decision over euthanasia after lawmakers' vote

Portugal's parliament voted again on Friday in favour of decriminalising euthanasia in the Catholic-majority country but the bill, which has already been vetoed by the president twice, could still face a bumpy road to become law.

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Zahawi praises university ties with Europe as he meets Portugal’s president

Mr Zahawi said collaboration between countries had never been more important.

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