18 h. ago CNN host sees ‘character’ flaw in Nobel Peace Prize claims over snubbing Trump on Gaza

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize went to María Corina Machado, who dedicated her award to Trump

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18 h. ago Diane Keaton dead UPDATES: Bette Midler leads tributes as Oscar winner dies at 79

Oscar winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79, her family have revealed. Tributes have been pouring in from across the world for the late Hollywood icon

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27 h. ago Pity poor Trump, whose Nobel hopes were dashed by common sense | Dave Schiling

Maga supporters are upset the president didn’t receive the peace prize. One thing’s for sure: it’s all about himIn this mortal existence, we all have dreams. As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut, until I found out there’s no Taco Bell on the International Space Station. That’s the thing about dreams: they often lead to cruel disappointment. Such is the fate of President Donald Trump, his hope of winning a Nobel peace prize dashed – not by a lack of fast food, but by common sense.The 2025 award instead went to the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was barred from running for president by her nation’s courts. Machado acknowledged Trump in her acceptance of the honor, saying she appreciated his support of Venezuelan democratic reform. At least he’s keeping an eye on democracy somewhere.Dave Schilling is a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Pity poor Trump, whose Nobel hopes were dashed by common sense | Dave Schilling

Maga supporters are upset the president didn’t receive the peace prize. One thing’s for sure: it’s all about himIn this mortal existence, we all have dreams. As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut, until I found out there’s no Taco Bell on the International Space Station. That’s the thing about dreams: they often lead to cruel disappointment. Such is the fate of President Donald Trump, his hope of winning a Nobel peace prize dashed – not by a lack of fast food, but by common sense.The 2025 award instead went to the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who was barred from running for president by her nation’s courts. Machado acknowledged Trump in her acceptance of the honor, saying she appreciated his support of Venezuelan democratic reform. At least he’s keeping an eye on democracy somewhere.Dave Schilling is a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado dedicates award to Trump after he misses out

Maria Corina Machado phoned the U.S. president to inform him she was accepting the award in his honour

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34 h. ago A look at how Venezuelans in the US are reacting to Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Prize win

Venezuelans in the U.S. are welcoming the news that opposition leader leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Price

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39 h. ago Trump claims Nobel Peace Prize winner called and told him he really deserved it: ‘very nice thing to do’

Trump has openly lusted for the award once given to former president Barack Obama after the 2008 presidential election

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40 h. ago Putin praises Trump's efforts on 'complex crises' despite Nobel Peace Prize snub

Vladimir Putin praised Donald Trump for his work on the Israel-Hamas deal - and was asked whether he thought the US president had been unfairly snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize

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42 h. ago Nobel Peace Prize embroiled in betting scandal: Probe launched after outsider beat Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was an obscure candidate just 12 hours before she was announced as winner on Friday.

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44 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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45 h. ago Voices: Peace in the Middle East is the biggest prize of all

Editorial: It is now for the people of Israel and Palestine to show the same extraordinary fortitude and resilience they have shown in wartime, and strike a lasting settlement

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45 h. ago Trump makes gracious gesture after missing out on Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'.

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45 h. ago Nobel Institute probes peace prize leak after Polymarket surge

María Corina Machado’s odds surged on online betting site hours before official announcement

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46 h. ago White House slams Trump’s perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’

President has ‘heart of humanitarian’, spokesperson says after unsuccessful bid for prize amid Gaza ceasefire dealTruly, madly, deeply: Trump’s desire for a Nobel peace prize is driving diplomacy – analysisThe White House has denounced the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel peace prize to someone other than Donald Trump.Following Friday’s announcement that the Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado had been awarded the prize, senior aides to the US president attacked the Norwegian committee as politicised while Norway braced itself for a potential diplomatic response from the White House. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner dedicates her award to Donald Trump and says her country is counting on him to bring freedom

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'.

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47 h. ago Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner says her country is counting on TRUMP to bring freedom after she beat him to coveted prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'.

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47 h. ago Trump has been lavished with praise for delivering peace in Gaza – but did he really?

Donald Trump has been feted for his diplomatic role in the Gaza peace plan, but does the evidence stack up, asks world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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47 h. ago Nobel committee reacts to Trump and allies’ pressure campaign for Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize committee has reacted to Donald Trump and his allies’ campaign for the US president to win the award, claiming it would be an “insult” to America if he did not.

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48 h. ago Nobel Peace Prize chair gives sneering justification for snubbing Trump for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

The White House has responded after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado instead of Donald Trump.

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49 h. ago White House fury after Nobel Peace Prize handed to Venezuelan opposition leader instead of Donald Trump

The White House has responded after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado instead of President Donald Trump.

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