6 h. ago Trump’s Nobel peace prize campaign has been anything but subtle. Why is he so obsessed?

The US president’s fervid pursuit of the award is believed to have been a key motivator in brokering peace deals in Ukraine and GazaNorway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prizeNever before has a Nobel peace prize – or indeed any prize, decoration, or gold star – loomed so large over a US president and their foreign policy.Since his return to the White House, Donald Trump’s campaign to influence the Peace Research Institute Oslo in Norway has been anything but subtle – but with just hours to go before the award is announced, it has gone into overdrive. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Truly, madly, deeply: Trump’s desire for a Nobel peace prize is driving diplomacy

The US president’s fervid pursuit of the award is believed to have been a key motivator in brokering peace deals in Ukraine and GazaNorway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prizeNever before has a Nobel peace prize – or indeed any prize, decoration or gold star – loomed so large over a US president and their foreign policy.Since his return to the White House, Donald Trump’s campaign to influence the Peace Research Institute Oslo in Norway has been anything but subtle – but with just hours to go before the award is announced, it has gone into overdrive. Continue reading...

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8 h. 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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9 h. ago Bookies reveal new odds on Trump's chances of winning Nobel Peace Prize after Gaza

Both Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to the first phase of Trump's plan to pause fighting and release hostages, a deal that could open the way to ending the two-year conflict.

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9 h. ago What are the odds Donald Trump will win the Nobel Peace Prize? How prestigious award could be decided

The United States president is currently the bookies’ favourite to be the next laureate after Israel and Hamas agreed to his Gaza peace plan two years after the October 7 massacre

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10 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Does Donald Trump deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Donald Trump could secure the Nobel Peace Prize at the last minute after he brokered the historic peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.

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11 h. ago What to read by the Nobel Prize in literature winner László Krasznahorkai

Author joins illustrious list of laureates including Ernest Hemingway and Toni Morrison

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11 h. ago László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025

The Hungarian novelist whose books ‘reaffirm the power of art’ was announced as winner at a ceremony in Stockholm• Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’The Nobel prize in literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy has announced.The Academy cited the 71-year-old’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’

Nobel academy cites Hungarian novelist for work that ‘in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art’Doris Lessing’s infamous reaction to winning the Nobel in 2007 is always worth a rewatch Trying to detect patterns into the list of past Nobel laureates may be a fools’ game, and yet it would be a surprise if this year’s winner is a woman. While the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has emphatically rejected the idea of gender quotas, for the last 10 years it has in fact been quite careful to achieve parity, with five male and five female winners since 2015. Ever since 2018, it has gone about achieving this in the most failsafe manner, by alternating between female and male authors. And after Han Kang in 2024, that would mean it’s a man’s turn again today. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago László Krasznahorkai: Hungarian author wins Nobel Prize in literature for 2025

Several of author’s books, including ‘Satantango’ and ‘The Melancholy of Resistance’, have been adapted into feature films

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12 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Does Donald Trump deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Donald Trump could secure the Nobel Peace Prize at the last minute after he brokered the historic peace agreement between Israel and Hamas.

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14 h. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Does Donald Trump deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Have your say: The president has been nominated by a mix of world leaders and politicians, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the governments of Pakistan and Cambodia, and US Congressman Buddy Carter

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14 h. 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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15 h. ago Eric Trump leads MAGA calls for president to win Nobel Peace Prize after ‘historic’ Gaza peace deal

Donald Trump has long lobbied for the accolade and could be closer than ever to getting it

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31 h. ago How this year’s Nobel Prize winners heard they won – and why some ignore the call

Five of this year’s nine science winners were in the US when the news broke - some were fast asleep

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32 h. ago A knock at the door. A call from a strange number. Here's how the Nobel Prize winners heard they won

This year’s Nobel Prize science winners got the good news from late-night phone calls and door knocks

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36 h. ago Chemistry Nobel winners’ work likened to magic handbag from Harry Potter

Three scientists won the Nobel for developing material that can be used to capture carbon dioxide and harvest water from desert air

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54 h. ago Can Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize – and who nominated him?

The US president claims he has ended ‘seven wars’ - even though many of the conflicts are still taking place. Experts tell Maira Butt that Trump is unlikely to win, but not to rule him out

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55 h. ago 9 reasons why Donald Trump won't win the Nobel Peace Prize (unless committee abandons its values)

Donald Trump thinks he should win the Nobel Peace Prize, but he also knows that he won’t

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55 h. ago Photos show Mary E. Brunkow waking up to the news she is a Nobel winner in medicine

Ross Colquhoun woke up his wife Mary E. Brunkow to tell her she won a Nobel Prize in medicine. She was one of three scientists who won the Nobel for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.

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