Nobel Prize
Nobel Peace Prize winner, key opposition figures freed in Belarusian deal with US
The prisoner release was by far the biggest since Trump’s administration opened talks this year with veteran authoritarian leader and Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko.
- Andrius Sytas, Felix Light and Mark Trevelyan
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James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA helix, dies at 97
James Watson’s work helped bring genetics to the forefront of scientific research, but controversial remarks on race clouded his later career.
- David Henry
- Exclusive
- Science
Scientists slam budget cuts that ‘threaten Nobel Prize-generating research’
The federal government is planning to close one-of-a-kind scientific instruments at the synchrotron in Melbourne and Lucas Heights reactor in Sydney, dealing what scientists say is a major blow to net zero research efforts.
- Liam Mannix and Angus Dalton
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Peace in Trump’s time? Maybe, just not in America
While Trump frees hostages in Gaza, he seizes some at home, oblivious to the paradox of enforcing peace abroad while inflaming violence in the US.
- Maureen Dowd
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever
The Middle East peace deal is a big step, but it’s not assured. Otherwise, Trump has made unilateral decisions that could cause the death of millions of people.
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
The world looks to Trump for peace, we get volatility and the master of grift
The US president uses unpredictability as leverage as we’ve seen from Ukraine to Gaza but he mistakes confusion for control, volatility for strength.
- Cory Alpert
- Updated
- Donald Trump
Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, sparking White House anger
The US president has openly sought the award this year, saying he should receive it but that the awards committee might not give it to him.
- David Crowe
Steps to peace: listen unconditionally, find a common goal
Deep emotion, such as hatred, derails rationality, which is essential for the resolution of conflict.
Why Trump is unlikely to win Nobel Peace Prize, even after Gaza breakthrough
The US president has piled pressure on the Nobel committee to get the award – but one historian says he would only win if the judges had a “nervous breakdown”.
- Memphis Barker
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature
Krasznahorkai, 71, previously won the 2015 Man Booker International Prize, and is known for his novels often unfolding in single sentences.
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