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World Service,16 Jan 2026,49 mins

Machado gives peace prize to Trump

Newsday

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The Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she has given her Nobel peace prize medal to President Donald Trump, at a meeting at the White House. Mr Trump expressed his gratitude in a social media post, saying the move was "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect". We get reaction from Venezuela. Donald Trump is still weighing his options as speculation swirls over whether the US will conduct military strikes against Iran after a brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrations there. We find out what Egypt makes of it all. And we get the latest from Uganda where votes are being counted from yesterday's presidential and parliamentary elections. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy (Photo: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado meets with US Senators, Washington. Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA).

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