Portugal

A new study reveals: This is the best destination to move to in retirement

Finding a country to move to in retirement is not an easy task – a new study has identified the 10 best places for retirees in 2026 according to various parameters.

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Portugal warns foreign state-backed hackers targeting officials' and military messaging accounts

 A 5th-generation F-35 lands at RAF Lakenheath, in Mildenhall, England, January 7, 2026

US ambassador urges Portugal to purchase F-35 stealth jets

Portugal returns three stolen artifacts to Mexico in handover ceremony at the Mexican Embassy in Lisbon, February 17, 2026.

Portugal returns stolen Mayan, Zapotec artifacts to Mexico in first-ever archaeological restitution


Madeleine McCann case revelation: Prime suspect plotted to steal, sell a child - report

Madeleine McCann vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal, in 2007. Now, a chilling detail emerges, potentially a key to the long-unsolved mystery

 Madeleine McCann

‘Cleansing the world of Jews’: Porto housing protest turns antisemitic

Protesters drew inspiration from the Israel-Hamas war and anti-Israel narratives, instructing people “not to rent a house from Zionist murderers."

Affordable housing demonstration in Porto turned into anti-Semitic event calling for “cleansing the world of Jews”

2,000 children in Portugal visit Porto's Holocaust museum to mark Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day

Among the exhibits at the site are a reproduction of sleeping cells from the Auschwitz death camp, artifacts and documents that belonged to survivors who fled the Nazis to Porto. 

  Portuguese teenagers visit the Holocaust museum of the Jewish community in Porto on to mark International Holocaust Day

'Sefarad': A film presenting the story of the Portuguese Dreyfus

The film shows how the community was shaken by the news that there were descendants of Jews in Portuguese villages who still practiced Jewish rituals mixed with Catholicism, known as Marranos.

 Captain Artur Carlos de Barros Basto in the film "Sepharad."

Porto's Jewish community accuses socialist Portuguese gov't of fabricating the 'Abramovich scandal'

The community has released an extensive and detailed report showing the evidence that the Portuguese government concocted a scandal where there was none.

 Congregants pray at the synagogue of Porto, Portugal, Jan. 2, 2020.

New film on 1506 massacre of Lisbon Jews garners worldwide attention

As many as 4,000 Jews were brutally murdered in the Lisbon massacre between April 19 and 21, 1506. 

Poster for the film “1506”.

The new Jews of Porto: How the Portuguese city built a Jewish community

Over the past decade, a community of roughly 1,000 Jews has materialized in Porto, thanks to a law that since 2015 has allowed the return of people whose ancestors were expelled.

 The Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue is the largest Jewish house of worship in the Iberian Peninsula.

A winter escape to Porto: More than meets the eye

Dig into the small city located just three hours outside of Lisbon: Where to wine and dine, what to see, and where to stay

 HEAD TO PORTO, Portugal, for its rich history, port wine, picturesque views on the Duoro River, and a notable culinary scene.

Portuguese Holocaust museum marks anniversary of Kristallnacht

The ceremony featured the lighting of a memorial flame in front of 500 students from schools across Portugal who took part in the event.

 Michael Rothwell the director of the Holocaust and the Jewish museums in Porto (left) and Sebastião Feyo (right) president of the Porto municipal assembly, with the school students

Portugal slams Palestinian envoy: 'You shouldn't have started the war'

"I know you blame the Israelis, but this time someone from your side started it," said Rebelo de Sousa. "The Palestinian side started it. You can't blame Israel, you shouldn't have started it.

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa gestures near national flags of Israel and Portugal upon landing at Ben Gurion International Airport to take part in a Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial event