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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won last year's prize for 'her tireless work promoting democratic rights for' her people
The email was reportedly sent out shortly after midnight on Tuesday this week (13 January)
16 Jan 2026
María Corina Machado was awarded the prize for 'her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado awarded Trump the medal at a White House meeting on Thursday (15 January)
15 Jan 2026
The State Department announced the news in a social media post yesterday (14 January)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced earlier this week that citizens of 75 countries would no longer be permitted to enter the States
The US President mouthed the words 'f**k you' and stuck his middle finger up at a heckler on Tuesday (13 January)
The White House has responded after Swedish singer Zara Larsson said she 'f**king hates ICE' in a social media rant
Homeland Security representatives issued an explanation for the widespread ban
14 Jan 2026
Musk has taken to X to share a statement on the deepfake images controversy
It comes a week after ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who has not been charged, shot and killed Renee Good (7 January)
Donald Trump responded by mouthing the words 'F**k you' at the gentleman in question, and gave him the middle finger
It comes shortly after Mark Ruffalo called Trump a 'pedophile' during the Golden Globes over the weekend (11 January)
13 Jan 2026
Elon Musk's X AI chatbot, Grok, has been used to create and share sexualised images of women and children
The US President, 79, was seemingly confused when he was asked about the $2,000 payments
California's wealthiest residents are said to be packing their bags and leaving after a controversial new tax proposal
Trump controversially used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement his tariffs last year
Protests broke out against clerical rulers who've run Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, but were met with severe punishment
12 Jan 2026
Donald Trump previously admitted he wouldn't rule out using force to take control of the area
The awkward moment happened during a televised press conference on Friday (9 January)
09 Jan 2026
Kai Trump is the daughter of Trump's eldest son Donald Jr and his ex-wife Vanessa
The US president's estranged niece has slammed her uncle as a 'disgraceful' and 'despicable' parent
Polls have shown that the majority of Greenlanders oppose a US takeover of the self-governing Danish territory
The plane landed in Washington DC on Tuesday evening (6 January)
White House officials claimed earlier this week that Trump is 'actively' discussing a potential offer to buy the Danish territory
Since the capture of Nicolás Maduro, global anxieties have been sparked about what the US will do next