Portugal

Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Portugal–Spain border is 1,214 km (754 mi) long and considered the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union. The republic also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.

The land within the borders of current Portugal has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times. The Celts and the Romans were followed by the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples, who were themselves later invaded by the Moors. These Muslim peoples were eventually expelled during the Christian Reconquista of the peninsula. By 1139, Portugal had established itself as a kingdom independent from León. In the 15th and 16th centuries, as the result of pioneering the Age of Discovery, Portugal expanded Western influence and established the first global empire, becoming one of the world's major economic, political and military powers.

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Portugal Authorizes Extradition to Colombia of Smuggler ‘Papa Pitufo’

Colombia One 12 Feb 2025
Portugal has authorized the extradition of Diego Marin Buitrago, a notorious businessman and smuggler from Colombia who has been held in a Portuguese prison since last December. Known as “Papa Pitufo” or the “smuggling czar,” Marin had arrived in Portugal ......
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Russia Braces For Oil Output Cuts as Sanctions and Drones Hit

gCaptain 12 Feb 2025
sanctions hamper its access to tankers to sail to Asia and Ukrainian drone attacks hobble its refineries ... U.S ... The rate of idling and drifting by ships carrying Russian fuel has risen by 300% in some areas, Windward, a marine analytics firm, estimates. Many are anchored in the Sea of Crete and waters off the coast of Portugal and Madagascar, it said....
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Right-wing leaders vow to 'Make Europe Great Again' at Spanish rally

The Daily Telegraph 08 Feb 2025
Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian prime minister, Marine Le Pen of France’s National Rally, Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister, and Geert Wilders, the leader of the NetherlandsParty for Freedom, were among the headliners at the Patriots for Europe event ... Marine Le Pen told the rally ‘we’re facing a truly global tipping pointCredit....

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