The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights” and her “struggle for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. ” "The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace – to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness," the Committee said in its announcement. Prior to the announcement, there had been speculation about US President Donald Trump potentially winning the award. ALSO READ| Nobel snub for Trump; US Prez misses out on Peace Prize Machado, a central figure in Venezuela’s pro-democracy movement, is a powerful symbol of civilian courage in Latin America. For decades, she has

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