66 h. ago New inquest rules South African Nobel laureate Albert Luthuli was beaten to death in 1967

A new inquest into the 1967 death of South African Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid leader Albert Luthuli has found that he was beaten to death

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4 d. ago Dear Donald Trump, here’s how you can win that Nobel peace prize | Mehdi Hasan

Make Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’. The future of peace in the region depends on itDear Donald Trump,You still want that Nobel peace prize, right? You believe you deserve it, don’t you? Even as you send the world’s biggest warship towards Venezuela, promise to just “kill people that are bringing drugs into our country they’re going to be, like dead”, and threaten further national guard invasions of Democratic-run cities here in the United States.Mehdi Hasan is a broadcaster, author and a former host on MSNBC. He is also a Guardian US columnist and the editor-in-chief of Zeteo Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump vindicated as stunning new poll crowns him the man who did what Obama and Biden never could in the Middle East

Donald Trump may not have been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize yet, but American voters - even Democrats - are giving him high marks for his work trying to achieve peace in the Middle East.

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2 w. ago WWE legend Mick Foley urges Trump to 'bring peace to America' as only he can stop 'terror'

Mick Foley posted a seven-minute video on YouTube in which he appeals directly to Donald Trump and says the 'Nobel Peace Prize is yours' as long as he stops the terror in the United States

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2 w. ago Donald Trump addressed as 'His Excellency' in grovelling letter from world leader

US President Donald Trump received a letter from Argentinian President Javier Milei during a visit to the White House in which he said he was nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize

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2 w. ago Venezuela closes embassy in Norway after opposition leader who praised Trump wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan foreign ministry said it was reallocating resources to focus on the global south but made no mention of Maria Corina Machado

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2 w. ago Venezuela closes embassy in Oslo after opposition leader awarded Nobel peace prize

María Corina Machado has made downfall of Maduro regime in Venezuela her missionIn Venezuela’s ‘darkest hours’, will peace prize boost opposition or backfire?Norway’s foreign ministry has said that Venezuela has closed its embassy in Oslo without giving a reason, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel peace prize.“We have been informed by the embassy of Venezuela that it is shutting its doors and no reason has been given,” the foreign ministry spokesperson, Cecilie Roang, told AFP. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why was the head of FIFA at Gaza peace summit? How football boss has built up friendship with Trump, backed his bid for Nobel Peace Prize and supported Israel

Stood proudly next to Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino may have surprised those who spotted him at Gaza's peace summit today.

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2 w. ago Israel’s Knesset has declared Trump the Middle East’s peacemaker

Donald Trump has been cheered in Israel’s Knesset and 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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3 w. ago John Legend trolls Donald Trump over Nobel Peace Prize bid: 'Stop all this authoritarian dictator s***!'

John Legend weighed in on President Donald Trump's failed ambitions to win a Nobel Peace Prize, despite his peace deal in the Middle East between Israel and Gaza.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Shock Nobel Prize winner heaps praise on Trump as she explains why she dedicated award to him

Maria Corina Machado praised Donald Trump insisted that he deserved the award in an interview about her win which aired on Saturday morning.

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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