New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025, on Friday, with the committee recognising her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela" and "her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

This year, all eyes were on Donald Trump, who was also nominated for the prestigious award. He had repeatedly asserted that he "deserves" a Nobel Peace Prize, citing his self-proclaimed role in ending multiple conflicts. The POTUS claimed that he stopped or deescalated "seven wars," and more recently suggested the figure might go up to eight with a Gaza ceasefire.

Earlier in the day, Donald Trump had said that he was unsure of getti...