Before Silvana Santos arrived in the little town of Serrinha dos Pintos more than 20 years ago, residents had no idea why so many local children had lost the ability to walk.
The remote town in north-eastern Brazil is home to fewer than 5,000 (...)
Portugal's caretaker government announced plans on Saturday to expel about 18,000 foreigners living in the country without legal permits or authorization.
António Leitão Amaro, Minister of the Presidency, said the center-right government will issue (...)
More than half of all EU countries intend to make use of an exemption allowing them to go over budgetary limits in order to boost military spending, the European Council has said.
The European Commission proposed earlier this year that members could (...)
The reason behind the extensive blackouts in Spain and Portugal remained unclear on Tuesday, with some isolated disruptions persisting after the majority of power was restored.
One of the most significant blackouts in Europe grounded flights, (...)
A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting trains and causing major disruption at airports.
Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said that restoring power to large parts of the country and neighboring Portugal (...)
A sweeping power outage left millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France without electricity on Monday, leading to chaotic scenes and widespread disruption.
A problem with the power connection between France and Spain was a (...)
A massive power outage has knocked out electricity across parts of Spain and Portugal, shutting off traffic lights and causing chaos at airports, train stations and on the roads.
Portugal's grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) said (...)
Canada is reassessing its purchase of US-made F-35 stealth fighters and has begun talks with competing aircraft manufacturers, Defense Minister Bill Blair announced late Friday, just hours after being reappointed in Prime Minister Mark Carney's (...)
The government of Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has lost a vote of confidence, almost certainly pitching the country into its third general election in barely three years.
MPs voted against him by 142 to 88 with no abstentions, toppling (...)
Despite divisions between east and west, Europe's standards of functioning democracy remain high, even as global standards decline, according to a study released on Thursday by the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The latest Democracy (...)
Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced.
Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismailis, a Shia Muslim faction.
He "passed (...)
RIYADH — Al Ahli has officially announced the signing of Brazilian winger Wenderson Galeno from Porto FC on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The move comes as part of the club's continuous efforts to strengthen its squad ahead of upcoming domestic (...)
The European Union gives "full support" to Denmark against Donald Trump's threat to take control of Greenland and stands ready to defend the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity as it did when Russia launched the full-scale (...)
Weather warnings have been issued in parts of Spain, Portugal, France, the UK and Ireland as Storm Herminia batters countries across Europe with strong winds, heavy rain and powerful waves.
The storm was named Friday by Spanish weather authorities, (...)
New Zealand has relaxed its visa requirements to allow tourists to work remotely while visiting the country in an effort to boost its tourism sector.
Under the new rules, visitors can now carry out remote working for a foreign employer while (...)
LISBON — The Saudi-Portuguese Business Council, led by Chairman Alwaleed Al-Baltan, has concluded a successful visit to Portugal, marking significant progress in enhancing economic cooperation between the two nations.
During the visit, the (...)
RIYADH — Over 250 Portuguese companies, which aspire to make investments in Saudi Arabia, participated in a specialized training program to equip them for market entry.
Saudi financial and legal experts made presentations during the program that (...)
Security forces fired tear gas at hundreds of supporters who gathered near the airport in Mozambique's capital to welcome the country's main opposition leader who returned home from exile on Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
Venancio Mondlane (...)
A Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, has sunk in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in the engine room, Russia's foreign ministry has confirmed.
It said 14 members of the crew were rescued and taken to the Spanish port of (...)
At least one person has been killed and several embassies have been damaged in an early morning Russian missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed the death in a post on Telegram, adding that 12 others (...)
RIYADH — At the culmination of realizing years of dreaming, jubilant Saudi citizens gathered in public squares, parks, and in front of television screens to witness a monumental moment in the nation's sports history: the official announcement of (...)
RIYADH — The Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2024, which met virtually on Wednesday, announced officially Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup. The Federation Internationale De Football Association (FIFA)President Giovanni Infantino made the (...)
In a courtroom in Munich, Nora sat across from the person who had bought her as a slave, abused her and murdered her five-year-old daughter.
Nora and Reda were being held captive in Iraq by the extremist group Islamic State (IS) in 2015, the year (...)
Saudi Arabia's cultural practices related to the Taif rose have been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The (...)
As Europe's largest annual Web Summit draws to a close, questions are being asked about Lisbon's capacity to host the event beyond 2028 when the contract is due to expire.
Web Summit CEO and co-founder, Paddy Cosgrave, said tech journalists (...)
