Nobel Peace Prize

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Sentence Reduced: Still Imprisoned Amid Ongoing Political Turmoil in Myanmar | World News

[ad_1] Myanmar cuts Aung San Suu Kyi’s 27-year sentence by one-sixth, but Nobel laureate remains in prison Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi by one-sixth, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, but the 80-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate remains in detention at an undisclosed location.Suu Kyi was serving […]

India’s Nobel Prize paradox: A long gap for laureates and why Mahatma Gandhi remains the most famous non-winner | India News

[ad_1] Almost 130 years after Alfred Nobel’s death, the prize named after him continues to be among the world’s most coveted honours, recognising extraordinary achievements in fields such as physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economic sciences.A widely recounted, though sometimes disputed, story about the Swedish businessman, chemist, and inventor of dynamite suggests that the […]

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi sentenced to fresh jail term in Iran

[ad_1] File photo: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammad (Picture credit: AP) Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to more than seven additional years in prison, according to her supporters and lawyer. The development comes as Mohammadi has reportedly been on a hunger strike since early February.Her lawyer, Mostafa Nili, confirmed the […]

Italian PM Meloni says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize, but sets Ukraine condition; watch

[ad_1] Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said that US President Donald Trump deserved the Nobel Peace Prize if he could deliver on Ukraine.“I hope that one day we can award a Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump,” Meloni said after meeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.“I trust that if he makes a difference… in achieving a just […]

‘Running beautifully’: Trump says ‘Board of Peace’ has started work; claims everyone wants to join

[ad_1] The US President Donald Trump announced his “Board of Peace” at Davos on Wednesday. The a body is expected to resolve international conflicts with a $1 billion price tag for permanent membership.Speaking at the forum, Trump said claimed that “everybody” wanted to be a part of the board. He said he would continue to […]

‘Let’s bomb more countries!’: Row over Nobel winner Machado saying Cuba and Nicaragua will be ‘freed’ like Venezuela

[ad_1] Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado wants not only her own country to be freed from dictatorship but also Cuba and Nicaragua, with social media comments saying the Latin-American leader is pushing warmongering. Her own country was raided by the US military recently, in which their leader, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife […]

‘No going back’: Trump posts image showing Canada, Greenland as US territory; what he told Nato chief

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would push the issue of acquiring Greenland at this week’s Davos Economic Forum, arguing that Denmark is unable to protect the territory. “We have to ‌have ‍it. ‍They have to have this ‌done. They can’t protect it, Denmark, […]

‘Pure comedy’: Trump’s viral video leaves Internet in splits as he takes Nobel medal, forgets Laureate’s name |

[ad_1] Internet Can’t Stop Laughing: Venezuelan Laureate María Corina Machado Gave US President Donald Trump Her Nobel Prize And He Forgot Her Name the Next Day Familiarity breeds contempt but only Trump generates content. In the never-ending circus of modern political theatre, the US President once again delivered a moment tailor-made for social media. A […]

Nobel medal has been sold before

[ad_1] In 2022, Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctioned his Nobel Peace Prize for a record-breaking $103.5 million to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees. In 2014, James Watson sold his for over $4 million, having been awarded the medal decades earlier for co-discovering the structure of DNA. It can, however, be sold for millions of […]

‘Why would you want someone else’s Nobel Prize?’ Trump roasted for accepting Machado’s offer. He replies

[ad_1] President Donald Trump stopped to take a grilling question from a reporter who asked him what he intended to do with María Corina Machado‘s Nobel Prize and why he would want someone else’s Nobel Prize. “Well, she offered it to me. I thought it was very nice. She said, you know, you’ve had eight […]