Mohan Sinha
14 Jan 2026, 08:51 GMT+10
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Norwegian Nobel Institute has dashed any hope that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado would give her recent award to President Donald Trump.
The Institute said in a short statement over the weekend that once the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, it can't be revoked, transferred, or shared with others.
"The decision is final and stands for all time," it said.
Machado said she would like to give or share the prize with Trump, who led a U.S. operation that captured Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, who faces drug trafficking charges in New York.
After the announcement, Machado dedicated the prize to Trump and to the people of Venezuela. Trump has long wanted to win the Nobel Prize and has openly pushed for it since returning to office.
However, when it comes to leading Venezuela after Maduro's capture, Trump has backed someone else: acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who previously served as Maduro's vice president.
Trump called Machado a "very nice woman" but said she does not currently have enough support inside Venezuela to govern. He told Hannity that Machado plans to visit next week and said a Peace Prize offer would be a "great honor."
A representative for Machado did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Get a daily dose of Denmark Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Denmark Sun.
More InformationMOUNT ETNA, Italy: Guides in Sicily's Mount Etna are upset with the local authorities over tougher restrictions imposed by them after...
DUBLIN, Ireland: The multi-million euro rail project will hit the ground running this year, the chief of MetroLink has told public...
BISHOFTU, Ethiopia: Ethiopia has kicked off construction of a vast new airport near its capital, a project officials say will transform...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada: After years of expensive false starts, the self-driving car industry is regrouping around artificial intelligence...
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Europe's biggest technology companies are set to avoid more onerous, binding obligations under the European Union's...
BERLIN, Germany: Tens of thousands of households in southwestern Berlin saw their electricity restored on January 7, three days after...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Norwegian Nobel Institute has dashed any hope that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado would give...
PARIS/BERLIN/WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on January 7 that he would meet Denmark's leaders next week, even...
Helsinki [Finland], January 14 (ANI): Finland has summoned Iran's Charge d'Affaires over the escalating violence against protesters...
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 14 (ANI): Denmark Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that they informed Iran's charge d'affaires...
Washington DC [US], January 14 (ANI): Reacting to remarks by the Premier of Greenland expressing a 'preference to remain with Denmark'...
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the island chooses Denmark and the EU over the US President Donald Trump has dismissed...
