Paulo Rangel
Portuguese politician of the 3rd republic
Photo: European People's Party, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 9
Israel detains two Portuguese citizens, one a journalist, in West Bank for deportation
Israeli forces detained two Portuguese citizens in Rantis during the olive harvest on Thursday. Lisbon says they are to be deported on Friday and arrive in Portugal the same day.
- Oct 8
Guinea-Bissau says 6 December elections cannot go ahead, postponement expected
Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira Té said on Thursday that legal and operational conditions do not exist for the presidential and legislative votes set for 6 December, while the electoral commission called the timetable impracticable. No replacement date has been named.
- Oct 8
Marco Rubio promotes F-35 fighters and defends Azores base in Lisbon talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel on Thursday, pushing for F-35 jet sales and addressing military operations at Lajes Field.
- Oct 8
Marco Rubio warns Ukraine war stalemate risks sabotage campaigns in NATO countries
Speaking in Lisbon, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war in Ukraine has reached a dangerous impasse that could spread to neighbouring alliance members, ahead of bilateral talks with Ukrainian negotiators in Washington.
- Oct 3
Portuguese prosecutors open probe into US military use of Azores air base
The Prosecutor General's Office has begun examining whether Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's cabinet acted lawfully in approving American transit flights through Lajes Air Base during the conflict with Iran.
- Sep 24
Portugal outlines UN Security Council priorities and seeks broader representation
Speaking at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro urged Security Council expansion and called for an end to the humanitarian tragedy in the Middle East.
