Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) Marking one year since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump presented the India-Pakistan confrontation as one of several international flashpoints he said were defused under his leadership, as he renewed criticism of global institutions and pressed his case as a deal-driven peacemaker.Speaking at a packed White House media availability, Trump said he had helped settle eight conflicts in a short span, repeatedly returning to South Asia as an illustration…
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Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has linked his push to acquire Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt bound to think “purely of Peace,” as tensions mounted between the United States and its European allies over the Arctic territory.The message, sent over the weekend to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, was disclosed by an official in the prime minister’s office and first published by PBS. …
Dhaka, Jan 17 (IANS) Bangladesh interim government’s highly controversial and “unelected” Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus — a Nobel Peace Prize laureate — has faced extensive criticism, ridicule, and mockery during his 17-month tenure, often being labelled a “darling of the West”, a report has detailed. Like Yunus, it said, in Venezuela, Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has not secured a public mandate in her country, and critics argue that the US support for her prize reflects an ef…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has described his meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as a “great honour”, saying she presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize during their closed-door talks at the White House.“It was my Great Honor to meet María Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today,” Trump said in a social media post after the meeting. “She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much.”Trump said Machado presented him with her Nobel…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a closed-door meeting at the White House, framing the gesture as a historic symbol of shared struggles for freedom between the two nations.“I presented the president of the United States the medal of the Nobel Peace Prize,” Machado told reporters in Washington after the meeting.She said she recounted to T…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for what he described as his role in stopping multiple major wars, including allegedly averting a potential conflict between India and Pakistan, arguing that no other leader had achieved comparable results. New Delhi, however, has repeatedly denied any third-party involvement in facilitating the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan and has maintained that it was Islamabad which urged the Indian …
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) President Donald Trump said that he expects to meet representatives of Venezuela’s current leadership soon, signaling a possible diplomatic engagement following recent US actions and a shift in relations between the two countries.Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said discussions with Venezuelan figures were likely in the near term, though no formal date had been set.“I will be meeting with various representatives of Venezuela, probably pretty soon,” Trump sa…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Venezuela’s political crisis has once again captured global attention. On January 3, 2026, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured by the US military and taken into American custody.The Trump administration has said that it will oversee the South American nation through “safe political transition”.The US administration claims this move is intended to restore democracy and stability in Venezuela.However, from an international law perspective, it constitutes a clea…