Portuguese Empire: Ports and Profits | History

Portuguese Empire: Ports and Profits | History

Portugal’s global trading empire – from fortified ports to faith-fuelled profits – across Africa, Brazil, and Asia. The Portuguese Empire was built through ports, trade routes and slavery. Control of fortified ports allowed Portugal to dominate maritime commerce across Africa, Brazil and Asia, creating an empire based on movement rather than territory. Faith played a…

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Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks, as hundreds killed in protests

Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks, as hundreds killed in protests

Shayan Sardarizadeh, Richard Irvine-Brown,BBC Verify, Ghoncheh Habibiazadand Sarah Namjoo,BBC Persian Watch: Protesters and security forces clash in Iran protests Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as BBC sources and activists report hundreds of protesters have now been killed in an escalating government crackdown. “Things here are very, very bad,” a…

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