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Fox News
28-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump shortens deadline for Russia to make peace deal with Ukraine
President Donald Trump discusses the Russia-Ukraine war with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a meeting in Turnberry, Scotland.
CTV News
08-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Can U.S. President Donald Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to the media after exiting Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, July 6, 2025, en route to the White House after spending the weekend in New Jersey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, the highest profile international award given to an individual or organization deemed to have done the most to 'advance fellowship between nations.' In his letter to the Nobel Committee, which he shared online, Netanyahu said Trump had 'demonstrated steadfast and exceptional dedication to promoting peace, security and stability around the world.' Trump, who is trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, has been nominated before. Pakistan said in June it would recommend Trump for the prize for his work in helping to resolve a conflict between India and Pakistan. Netanyahu's nomination of Trump has generated skepticism in some quarters, including from former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who said on X that Netanyahu was seeking to flatter Trump. If Trump won the prize, he would be the fifth U.S. president to do so, after Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, and Barack Obama. Here is a look at how the award works: Who is eligible to win? According to the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, the prize should go to the person 'who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace congresses.' All living persons or active institutions are eligible. In an introduction on the Nobel website, Chair of the Peace Prize Committee Jorgen Watne Frydnes says 'in practice anyone can be the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The history of the prize shows clearly it's given to people from all layers of society from all over the world.' The Nobel Prizes are announced in October each year, but nominations close the previous January, meaning Netanyahu's nomination of Trump could not be considered this year. Who can nominate? Thousands of people can propose names: members of governments and parliaments; current heads of state; university professors of history, social sciences, law, and philosophy; and former Nobel Peace Prize laureates, among others. You cannot nominate yourself. Nominee lists are kept secret for 50 years, though there is nothing to stop those who make nominations from disclosing their choices. Who decides the winner? The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which consists of five individuals appointed by the Norwegian parliament, is the arbiter. Members are often retired politicians, but not always. The current committee is led by the head of the Norwegian branch of PEN International, a group defending freedom of expression. They are all put forward by Norwegian political parties and their appointments reflect the balance of power in Norway's parliament. How does the committee decide the winner? The first meeting of the committee takes place in February of each year, when committee members can make their own nominations to add to the list. Last year, there were 286 nominees, and in 2025 there are 338 candidates nominated for the prize - 244 individuals and 94 organizations. The committee whittles the nominations down to make a shortlist, and each nominee is then assessed by a group of permanent advisers and other experts. The committee aims for unanimity but can decide by majority vote. A final decision is often only made a few days before the prize is announced. Controversies The Nobel Peace Prize has often been seen as having a political message. The Nobel website says some recipients have been 'highly controversial political actors,' while the prize has also increased public focus on international or national conflicts. Obama won the award just a few months after taking office. Two members of the committee stepped down over the decision in 1973 to award the Peace Prize to U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho for negotiating an end to the Vietnam War. One member quit in 1994 when Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat shared the prize with Israel's Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin. What does the laureate get? A medal, a diploma, 11 million Swedish crowns (US$1.15 million), and immediate global attention, if they are not already famous. When are the announcement and the ceremony? The announcement of this year's prize will be made on October 10 at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. The ceremony will take place at the Oslo City Hall on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Compiled by Gwladys Fouche and Simon Johnson; additional reporting by David Brunnstrom; Editing by Rod Nickel and Rosalba O'Brien
Wall Street Journal
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Trump Targets Brics, Threatens 10% Tariff for ‘Anti-American' Stance
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. (Antonio Lacerda/EPA/Shutterstock)
Japan Times
07-07-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Russia, Iran relegated to the periphery as awkward BRICS guests
Unlike Brazil's Group of 20 summit, no one was late or missing when leaders of the world's major emerging-market nations gathered for a family photo Sunday in Rio de Janeiro — at least not accidentally. Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, hosting the two-day meeting of BRICS countries, took center stage, flanked by South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa and India's Narendra Modi on either side. Other representatives from the newly expanded bloc fanned out from there, with the most controversial international attendees — the foreign ministers of Russia and Iran — on either flank. It was a sharp contrast from a chaotic family photo against the same backdrop — Rio's iconic Sugarloaf Mountain — in November, when the absence of then-U.S. President Joe Biden, Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau epitomized the disarray that permeated Brazil's Group of 20 meetings. The photo of 10 leaders, all of them men, was notable for who wasn't in it: Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Egypt's Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian and anyone from Saudi Arabia. Still, the importance of China was reflected by Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang placed next to Modi. Xi, the leader of the bloc's largest and most influential economy, decided against a trip to Rio after visiting Brazil last year and receiving Lula for a state visit in Beijing just a couple months ago. Putin, facing an international arrest warrant over Russia's war in Ukraine, stayed home again, appearing briefly by video stream once the leaders' meeting began. El-Sissi is busy mediating in the conflict-troubled Middle East. And Saudi Arabia, which received an invite as part of an expansion that doubled BRICS in size, continues to tiptoe around whether it really wants to be a part. It sent Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. But it's never fully accepted the invitation, and Saudi representatives have so far remained quiet in most of the group's meetings in Brazil, according to three people familiar with the proceedings who requested anonymity to discuss the matter. It's not clear if they are in or out, the people said. Lula, as Brazil's president is universally known, chatted and laughed with India's Modi, who will assume the BRICS presidency from Brazil. He later opened the first session with a characteristic blast at the West for dramatically ramping up defense spending, and a veiled swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump. "International law has become a dead letter, along with the peaceful resolution of disputes,' Lula said, his wife, Rosangela "Janja' da Silva, looking on from just behind his shoulder. "NATO's recent decision fuels the arms race.' Noting the ease with which nations agreed to allocate 5% of gross domestic product to military spending compared with development aid, he added: "It's always easier to invest in war than in peace.' The BRICS meeting has only just started, and even with just six of the 10 member leaders present, it's already challenging the U.S.-led order.
Arab News
07-07-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Trump says alignment with BRICS' ‘anti-American policies' to invite additional 10 percent tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that countries aligning themselves with the 'Anti-American policies' of BRICS, will be charged an additional 10 percent tariff. 'Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10 percent Tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Thank you for your attention to this matter!' Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Trump did not clarify or expand on the 'Anti-American policies' reference in his post. The original BRICS group gathered leaders from Brazil, Russia, India and China at its first summit in 2009. The bloc later added South Africa and last year included Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia as members. Trump also said that he would start sending other countries the first letters on tariffs and trade deals on Monday, ahead of a deadline for the paused levies to take effect. 'I am pleased to announce that the UNITED STATES TARIFF Letters, and/or Deals, with various Countries from around the World, will be delivered starting 12:00 P.M. (Eastern), Monday, July 7th,' Trump said on his Truth Social network.
