IT OVERLOOKED DONALD TRUMP’S persistent demands that he be awarded the Nobel peace prize. But perhaps, in favouring one of the American president’s foreign-policy priorities, the Norwegian committee that makes the award has shown political subtlety. It pointedly honoured “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness”. It chose María…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Nobel Prize winner Maria Corina Machado had called him after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. US President Donald Trump said Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado called him after the announcement.(Bloomberg/ AFP) The White House had, earlier in the day, said the Nobel Committee had chosen…
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela on Friday, recognising her as “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” While White House came forward to give its statement and Russian President Vladimir Putin also spoke about it, Trump has yet to…
Every year on 10 December, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway. It is one of the world’s most famous honours, often carrying as much symbolism as substance. Yet it is also one of the most debated — both for who wins it and for who doesn’t. This year, US President Donald Trump…
In the days leading up to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement, all eyes were on Trump, who has repeatedly demanded the award. However, crushing his long-standing hopes, US President Donald Trump did not win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a…