Happy 765th Birthday King Dinis!, Rubio retrospective & AIMA boss announced plus weather & currency

On Friday 9th October 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has concluded a three-country tour in Lisbon, stressing economic ties and defence cooperation and encouraging Portugal to acquire F-35 jets, despite protests around the visit and the largest air base.
Other headlines include new head of AIMA, Portugal seeing the US as the only viable mediator in the Ukraine war, an unprecedented military rescue on the A1, parties discussing the stability of the 2027 state budget, and a wicker toboggan crash in Madeira that seriously injured British tourists.
Weather looks fine, with Lisbon at 26°C and Faro 27°C.
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