Portugal's centre-right minority government, under pressure from the far right to reduce immigration, said on Monday it would double to 10 years the amount of time most foreigners need to be legally resident in Portugal before applying for citizenship.

"Ein Lehrbeispiel wie Polizeigewalt gegen Geflüchtete ins Innere schlägt und plötzlich die ganze Gesellschaft betrifft", kommentiert Petar Rosandić von SOS Balkanroute.

Dismantling of USAID could disrupt clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn