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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. In the end, however, the committee signalled its efforts to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday despite jockeying from his fellow Republicans, various world leaders and — most vocally — himself. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the prize , after she was nominated last year by a…

Israel's government has ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and free Israeli hostages held in Gaza within 72 hours after that. "The government has now approved the plan for the release of all hostages — the…

Premier Shehbaz says ceasefire agreement will bring an end to the genocide in Gaza Lauds President Trump’s leadership throughout process of dialogue and his unwavering commitment to world peace Resolute and wise leaders of Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye also to be applauded for untiring efforts to negotiate a deal: PM…

On Monday, after weeks of nervous anticipation and growing expectations, it finally appeared possible — though not quite guaranteed — that the brutal two-year war in Gaza is over. Hamas freed the 20 living Israeli hostages it was still holding from the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, in exchange for Israel…

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The Palace of the Oba of Benin has rejected the introduction of the “Iyaloja” title into Edo State’s market system. The Palace said the Iyaloja title is alien to Benin culture and potentially disruptive to peace and tradition. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Benin Traditional Council…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. As we continue to mark two years since the October 7th attack on Israel, we’re joined now by the Israeli peace activist Maoz Inon. He lost both of his parents,…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Nermeen Shaikh in New York, with Amy Goodman in San Francisco. AMY GOODMAN: Negotiations are set to begin in Egypt today, after Hamas and…