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A pro-democracy Venezuelan politician wins this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Is it a rebuke to Trump?

The Nobel Committee has ended months of speculation over the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner in selecting Venezuelan politician and activist María Corina Machado. With no obvious candidate this year, analysts spent months debating who should win the prestigious award.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2025

Donald Trump would have been an unsuitable choice for the 2025 Nobel peace prize – but he may be a more serious contender in 2026

And the winner is … not Donald Trump. That the US president didn’t get his much-coveted award is probably going to be the enduring memory of the 2025 Nobel peace prize.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2025

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro

Across Latin America, democracy is coming under severe pressure. Authoritarian leaders across the continent have been entrenching political power through constitutional manipulation, militarised policing and the persecution of dissent.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2025

Venezuelan Leader María Corina Machado Mentions Trump in Her First Words After Winning the Nobel Peace Prize

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in recognition of her persistent fight for democracy and her nonviolent challenge to authoritarian rule. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored her "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

Latin Times · Oct 10, 2025

Trump did not win 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

The president had repeatedly said he deserved the Nobel for ending "unendable wars."

Axios · Oct 10, 2025

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 deal

The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2025

White House Official Says Nobel Committee 'Chose Politics Over Peace' After Trump Misses Out on Award

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung accused the Nobel Committee of prioritizing "politics over peace" after the Norwegian panel awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, passing over President Donald Trump

Latin Times · Oct 10, 2025

First Thing: Hamas and Israel implement ceasefire

Israeli troops begin pulling back from parts of Gaza. Plus, stories from survivors who were trapped on Everest

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025

A list of this year's Nobel Prize winners so far

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has brought this week’s Nobel announcements to a conclusion

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado once described Trump as a ‘visionary.’ She just won his coveted Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Corina Machado was given the award for promoting democracy in Venezuela and says that the US president is the country’s best chance for regime change

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025