Donald Trump loses 2025 Nobel Peace Prize as Norwegian org fetes Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her fearless fight to restore democracy in Venezuela. The Nobel Committee hailed her “extraordinary civilian courage” and “tireless pursuit of a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” Despite threats, imprisonment, and a ban from the 2024 election, Machado united a fractured opposition and inspired millions to defend free elections. The committee said her work proves “the tools of democracy are also the tools of peace.”