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Nobel experts not betting on Trump for Peace Prize
The Philippine Star
|September 28, 2025
US President Donald Trump will not win the Nobel Peace Prize he so covets as he is dismantling the international world order the award committee cherishes, according to experts.
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US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20.
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This story is from the September 28, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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