Lisbon, June 11, 2026 (Lusa) - Portugal beat Nigeria 2-1 in a friendly match before heading to the US for the World Cup tournament, the president's speech on Portugal's national day and the Middle East war dominate the headlines this Thursday morning. 

Correio da Manhã:

- "Abandoned siblings taken from their grandmother. 'They live like ping-pong balls'. A baker from Alcácer do Sal wants to take the children in"

- "Portugal 2 Nigeria 1. ‘Firebrand’ inspires the national team"

- "Benfica. Mourinho snubs fans in his farewell message"

- “Marco Silva, the new Benfica coach, in a hurry to get his house in order”

- “'Drug Uber' living the high life thanks to VIP clients”

- “Sintra. Man stabs cousin to death during argument”

- “June 10. Portugal's president calls for pay rise”

- “Trump threatens Iran with ‘overwhelming force’”

- “Decision. Mónica Silva’s mystery revealed today”

- “Heat. St Anthony’s festivities in 40-degree heat”

Público:

- “Government plans to spend a further 40 million on work incentives in the public sector”

- “The World Cup begins. Forty years on, the Portuguese national team knows what to do when everything is on fire”

- “10 June. President Seguro calls for bridges and resistance to populism”

- “Middle East. Ceasefire at risk with Trump’s warnings and Iran’s response”

- “Público/RR interview. ‘It will be difficult to complete the forest land register by 2030’. Paulo Mateus warns that ‘it will take years’ to clear fallen trees in the centre region"

- "ECB decides today. After almost three years, a new interest rate hike is on the way"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "New requirement forces young people with disabilities or cancer into community service"

- "Portugal 2–1 Nigeria. Heading for the Americas”

- “JN Grand Prix bike race. Joan Cadena wins the sprint in the first stage”

- “Primavera Sound. Porto city park expecting 40,000 a day”

- “10 June. ‘It’s time to make difficult choices’. Portugal's president, António José Seguro, calls for courage ‘without giving in to populism’”

- "Manager convicted of secretly filming sex with women in his bedroom"

Diário de Notícias:

- "Local authorities have already closed over 10,000 short-term rental accommodation premises"

- "Portugal Day. President Seguro calls on the government for policies and an antidote to populism"

- "Leonardo Padura: 'In Cuba, reality doesn’t knock on the door. It opens the door and walks in. You can’t escape it'”

- “Literature. Desmond J. Green, the Irishman who created a collection on James Joyce and made Estoril his home”

- “Three Times Goodbye. Revaluing the cinema of emotions”

- “Football. 2026 World Cup kicks off with unprecedented rules on and off the pitch”

- “Hospitals. Doctors and administrators anticipate ‘closures’ of accident and emergency departments in the summer”

- “Vote. Government ‘trims’ law with further restrictions on visa-free immigration”

- “Initiative. Communist Party (PCP) proposes a €50 increase in pensions”

- “War. Trump: from a ‘very close’ deal with Iran to the threat that they ‘will pay’ for dragging their feet in negotiations"

Negócios:

- “The World Cup worth 11 billion. Revenue will exceed the GDP of 50 small countries”

- “LiveModeTV enters the fray as a new business model. France is the most valuable team. Portugal among the five favourites with bookmakers. Panini, the stickers that defined generations”

- “Public tenders no longer have a mandatory reserve price”

- “Interview. Akhil Rao: Centralising service at Starlink is a ‘weakness’”

- “ECB. Lagarde to raise interest rates to curb inflation”

- “Technology. Amazon Web Services sees AI as far from its potential"

Jornal Económico:

- "Lisbon mayor, Carlos Moedas, wants tenders for leadership roles"

- "President calls for courage to take difficult measures"

- "SpaceX is one day away from making history on the stock market"

- "Most of Europe’s pension savings are already funding innovation in the US"

- "Hormuz. Trump calls for more military pressure to achieve peace”

- “Macron invites Gulf countries to G7 summit”

- “First university campus between Portugal and China”

- “Regulation reduces banks’ ability to finance businesses”

- “Visa launches in Angola: business and tourism stand to gain”

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