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Trump misses out as Venezuelan Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for promoting democratic rights in her country and her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Machado, a 58-year-old industrial engineer who lives in hiding, was blocked in 2024 by Venezuela’s courts from running for president and thus challenging President Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013. “When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,” it said in its citation. The lead-up to this year’s award had been dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated public statements that he...


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