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DCIAP Files Terrorist-Organisation Charges Against Nine Movimento Armilar Lusitano Members — Lisbon Municipal Police Agent Bruno Gonçalves Named Recruiter, Grenade Attack on Montenegro's Estrela Apartment Discussed

DCIAP Files Terrorist-Organisation Charges Against Nine Movimento Armilar Lusitano Members — Lisbon Municipal Police Agent Bruno Gonçalves Named Recruiter, Grenade Attack on Montenegro's Estrela Apartment Discussed

DCIAP's 18 June accusation charges nine Movimento Armilar Lusitano members with terrorist organisation; Lisbon Municipal Police agent Bruno Gonçalves identified as recruiter who fed PM Montenegro's Estrela address into the cell, which discussed throwing a grenade into the apartment.
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QS World University Rankings 2027 Pin Coimbra at 342 on a Five-Place Climb — Lisbon Drops Seven to 237, Porto Slides 18 to 255, Nova Loses Ten to 337 as Beira Interior and Évora Debut Inside the 11-Strong Portuguese Cohort

QS World University Rankings 2027 Pin Coimbra at 342 on a Five-Place Climb — Lisbon Drops Seven to 237, Porto Slides 18 to 255, Nova Loses Ten to 337 as Beira Interior and Évora Debut Inside the 11-Strong Portuguese Cohort

Quacquarelli Symonds, the London-based higher-education ranker that publishes the QS World University Rankings, released the 2027 edition this week. The Portuguese read is mixed: the Universidade de Coimbra (UC — University of Coimbra) is the only...
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Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Maia and Matosinhos Clear the Air Invictus Aerial Festival for 19-21 June — €7.5 Million Stack, €5.4 Million Public Anchor and a 1 Million-Visitor Read Frame the Douro Air-Race Calendar

Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Maia and Matosinhos Clear the Air Invictus Aerial Festival for 19-21 June — €7.5 Million Stack, €5.4 Million Public Anchor and a 1 Million-Visitor Read Frame the Douro Air-Race Calendar

The Air Invictus aerial festival opens its three-day run on 19 June 2026 across the four Greater Porto municipalities of Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Maia and Matosinhos, with the bulk of the flying programme staged over the Douro estuary between the...
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