5 h. ago In Venezuela’s ‘darkest hours’, will peace prize boost opposition or backfire?

María Corina Machado’s Nobel award puts focus on country but analysts doubt it will produce democratic changeIn March 2019 as a nationwide blackout plunged Venezuela into darkness, hundreds of citizens huddled on a basketball court in the city of Maracaibo to hear their leader promise to guide them out of the gloom.“We are, quite literally, living through our darkest hour. But these are also the brightest of times,” María Corina Machado told supporters as they used mobile phones to illuminate the night. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Nobel peace prize officials investigate surge in bets for winner

Bets for Maria Corina Machado spiked on Polymarket gambling site hours before she was awarded prizeNorwegian officials who oversee the Nobel peace prize are investigating suspicious online betting for this year’s winner that suggests a rare leak from the secretive committee that hands out the prize.Online bets for the Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado spiked on the Polymarket gambling site shortly after midnight on Thursday, Norwegian time, according to the information on its website. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump holds Cabinet meeting hours after Gaza peace deal as tension rises over National Guard deployment: Live updates

Protesters lined the streets in Chicago as National Guard troops arrived this week

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3 d. ago Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst saysWith hours to go until the announcement of this year’s Nobel peace prize, Norwegian politicians were steeling themselves for potential repercussions to US-Norway relations if it is not awarded to Donald Trump.The Norwegian Nobel Committee pointedly said on Thursday that it had reached a decision about who will be named 2025 peace prize laureate on Monday, several days before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire under the US president’s Gaza plan. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump to hold Cabinet meeting hours after Gaza peace deal as tension rises over National Guard deployment: Live updates

Protesters lined the streets in Chicago as National Guard troops arrived this week

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3 d. ago Has Trump just won the Nobel Peace Prize at the last minute? Historic Gaza deal agreed hours before judges announce who wins the award Donald has been coveting since his election

With just hours to go before judges announce the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, experts are wondering whether the US president will win the prestigious award.

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3 d. ago Trump tells families of Israeli hostages 'they're all coming home Monday' in heartwarming video as he celebrates 'peace in the Middle East'

Donald Trump spoke to the families of Israeli hostages on Wednesday night just hours after he announced a peace deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

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2 w. ago The 'peaceful' city an hour from Greater Manchester with pretty stone houses and cobbled streets

The small city in Lancashire is full of charm

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3 w. ago Cancer patient misses out on wish to make his 29th birthday as he dies aged 28

Emotional tributes have been paid to Mitch Middleton who died peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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