The federal funds rate will affects mortgages for American homebuyers.
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The Federal Reserve cut rates for the third time this year at its final 2025 meeting.
A rate cut could lower borrowing costs for mortgages and credit cards, bringing relief to consumers.
The central bank penciled in one cut for 2026.
The Federal Reserve made its final decision of 2025, cutting interest rates for the third meeting in a row — and it set the tone for where interest rates will go in the new year.
The call will have ripple effects across consumer prices, the job market, and Corporate America through 2026 and beyond. Here's how the decision will affect you.
Thirty-year fixed mortgages, two-year auto loans, and credit card rates tend to fluctuate alongside the federal funds rate. And, while inflation remains above the Fed's 2% goal, mortgage rates have largely cooled in recent months in anticipation of rate reductions.
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A quarter-point cut could mean lower returns on investment for savers using high-yield savings accounts or certificates of deposit, though it would become cheaper to pay off credit cards. Lower rates would also make home equity lines and small business loans more accessible to Americans.
Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet, told Business Insider the cut could be a positive sign for people applying to roles in the sluggish labor market: If job seekers "hear that the Fed is responding to an unfavorable labor market, that's going to feel good to them; they may feel like relief is on the horizon," she said.
The labor market has shown signs of weakness in recent months. Job seekers of all ages have told Business Insider that they've been through grueling application cycles without an offer, while recruiters are drowning in resumés. Over the summer, the number of Americans looking for work eclipsed the number of available jobs and labor force participation has been trending downward. The unemployment rate, however, is still relatively low, hovering a little above 4% for most of this year.
Sustained rate cuts would bolster the job market by making it easier for businesses to borrow and invest money. This would free up more funds for companies to hire and pay employees, which could lead to higher consumer spending — all factors needed for a healthy economy.
And lower interest rates are historically good news for the stock market. When it's cheaper to borrow money and approve loans, both companies and individuals are more likely to invest. With more funds in the market, Wall Street could see a boost in 2026.
After an initial focus on submarine shipbuilders and shipyards, the AI program will expand to surface ship programs.
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The Navy's investing almost half a billion dollars on a new, Palatir-powered AI system for shipbuilding.
Ship OS sped up the workflow for submarine jobs.
This capability is starting with private and public yards and will steadily expand into other shipbuilding programs.
The Navy is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into an artificial intelligence system that it says has sped up key shipbuilding processes.
In one case, the AI cut painstaking processes of submarine schedule planning — mapping out how the many pieces of construction fit together and making sure people, parts, and yard space are available at the right time — from many hours to only minutes.
The Navy is launching the new Shipbuilding Operating System, or Ship OS, as it tries to break out of decades-old shipbuilding problems rooted in outdated technologies and work practices. The service announced a $448 million investment Thursday, saying it will accelerate the adoption of AI and autonomy across the industrial base.
The Ship OS technology is powered by Palantir's Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform and began in pilot programs at submarine shipyards.
At General Dynamics Electric Boat, a long-time submarine yard located in Connecticut, submarine schedule planning saw a dramatic reduction from 160 manual hours down to under 10 minutes. And at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine, material review times for submarines went from taking weeks to under an hour.
The $448 million investment will go toward the submarine industrial base and then expand. It'll be deployed across two major shipbuilders, three public yards, and 100 suppliers, Palantir said in a press release.
General Dynamics Electric Boat, a shipbuilder who tested the AI pilot, saw major decreases in time for submarine scheduling.
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"This investment provides the resources our shipbuilders, shipyards, and suppliers need to modernize their operations and succeed in meeting our nation's defense requirements," said Navy Secretary John Phelan in a statement.
"By enabling industry to adopt AI and autonomy tools at scale, we're helping the shipbuilding industry improve schedules, increase capacity, and reduce costs," he added, explaining "this is about doing business smarter and building the industrial capability our Navy and nation require."
Maritime Industrial Base Program, a Navy initiative to revitalize US shipbuilding and repair capabilities, and Naval Sea Systems Command are overseeing the implementation of Ship OS. Both are gathering data from multiple sources to identify where the hiccups are in submarine shipbuilding, how the processes, including engineering, can be sped up, and what specific risks can be mitigated through technology.
Problems in the Navy’s submarine industrial base — from shipbuilders to the repair yards — have been building for decades. Submarines are central to any Pacific fight and a top Pentagon priority, yet major programs like the upgraded Virginia-class submarines and new Columbia-class ballistic missile subs have repeatedly run into delays and cost overruns.
The Government Accountability Office, a government watchdog agency, has documented long-standing problems in the Navy's plans for purchasing and constructing submarines, as well as shipyard deficiencies such as worker inexperience, aging facilities and equipment, and inadequate construction space.
The introduction of the new Ship OS capability aims to address some of these problems facing US submarine shipbuilding. And once the technology has been used for the submarine programs, the Navy said, it'll apply lessons and adapt them to surface ship programs.
While many people downsize as they age, 75-year-old New Yorker Laurence Gerowitz did the opposite.
In 2024, he and his wife swapped their small apartment for a larger condo on the Upper East Side.
Now they have more living space and fun for their grandkids, who love the building's many playrooms.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 75-year-old Laurence Gerowitz, a real estate litigator, about his move into a larger condo in New York City. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
I lived on the Upper East Side for most of my adult life: about 48 years, starting in the late 1970s. My wife and I bought into a co-op on 85th Street in 1999 for $265,000 and lived on the third floor of the five-story walk-up.
Our apartment was 1,200 square feet and had a very nice layout, as well as a working fireplace. The building had no amenities whatsoever, but we were still very happy to be there. We lived there for 25 years and essentially raised our son in that apartment.
In 2008, he moved to Villanova, Pennsylvania — near Philadelphia — for college, and over the years it became clear he was never moving back to New York. He's now married and they live there with their two young children.
New York suits me just fine, but not so much for my son — between the impossible parking and our three-story walk-up, he wasn't interested.
I understand why. When he used to visit, I'd have to go downstairs to help him haul everything up. We did have two bedrooms, which is a luxury in Manhattan, but there still wasn't a comfortable place for him and his family to sleep, and I'd end up on a blow-up mattress.
It was just untenable; they didn't enjoy visiting.
It was time for something new
About two years ago, my wife noticed that a new complex was being built around the corner from us called the Harper. She's a painter and interior decorator, so she wanted to take a look.
We toured a two-bedroom apartment, which we thought was very nice, but it was also small. Still, we thought the building's amenities were fantastic. They have a gym, music room, game room, playroom, and creative studio — which we thought would be great for our grandkids.
We sat with the idea for a while. A couple of months later, we went back to see a larger unit — a model of about 1,853 square feet with an 80-square-foot terrace and three bedrooms, one of which could be used as an office.
After that tour, it didn't take us long to decide to move to the Harper. In the end, it took a couple of months to stage our old co-op, and then a few more months to sell.
We have more space and activities for the kids here
The best things I've ever done in my life are being a good father and grandfather. My son texts or calls me at least once a day, and that's my proudest accomplishment — even more than being admitted to the bar at 48 after going to night school for four years while supporting a family.
Gerowitz's wife, interior designer Dottie Lipski, styled the condo.
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We moved into the Harper in March 2024. It's just around the corner from our old place. It wasn't a far move, but we've spent decades living on the Upper East Side for a reason — we love the neighborhood.
Our new condo has a really well-thought-out layout. We have three bedrooms, including a home office, and two-and-a-half bathrooms. When you walk in, you can turn left into one wing, down that hall are the primary closet, the primary bedroom and bathroom, and the terrace.
If you go to the right instead, a quick left takes you into the kitchen and great room. Further to the right are the guest bedroom and bathroom, a third bedroom that I use as my office, and a small laundry area.
The bedrooms at Gerowitz's aparrment.
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Besides having a larger apartment and living in a building that actually has an elevator, we're especially happy about the amenities. It's such a contrast to our old place, where the only extra space was the boiler room.
Our grandkids especially love the building's music room. They can bang on the drums, sing into the microphone, and strum a guitar. There's also a playroom with a ball pit.
In the beginning, whenever the grandkids would come over, they would go down to the ball pit three times a day. In the mornings, I'd have to plead with them to finish their breakfast before heading down to play.
The game room at The Harper.
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It's obvious they love visiting our new home. The grandkids talk about it all the time, and it's cute to see them arrive, dragging their little suitcases, already excited to play.
Our family enjoys visiting, it's not an obligation
I have very fond memories of our old place — it was the first home I ever bought. But over time, living there became stressful.
I was on the board, constantly worrying about the building — especially whether the boiler would work. It was an older property with no central air, just radiators, so there were always issues with the heat.
Here at the Harper, it's a completely different experience. Everything works, we have three separate HVAC zones that you can set to the exact degree, and the staff is great. My biggest dilemma now is whether to go to my gym on 91st Street or just head downstairs.
The condo's office.
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I think upsizing later in life is a good thing if you're in a position where it makes sense for you.
If it's within your means to make that choice, do it. You're not just gaining more physical space; you're also giving yourself and your family more options.
When my son and his family visit, they have their own rooms and are well taken care of. I think they genuinely enjoy coming now; it no longer feels like an obligation.
The Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX: QAN) share price has dropped close to 20% since its 2025 peak, as the chart below shows. When a large business has fallen that far, I think it’s a great time to consider an investment as a buy-the-dip opportunity.
As the last five years have demonstrated, there can be significant volatility in the valuation of a business like this. Travel demand is not a certain thing year to year, and fuel prices can change significantly, so it’s no wonder that investors’ thoughts on the business can change quite significantly over 12 months.
In August, the business delivered a strong set of results. Underlying profit before tax increased 15% to $2.39 billion, and statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) jumped 28%. It also revealed an improvement in both Qantas and Jetstar on-time performance and customer satisfaction scores.
Pleasingly, this strong level of profit helped the business pay total dividends of $800 million to shareholders for FY25. Let’s take a look at whether the Qantas share price is an attractive buy today or not.
What’s the outlook for earnings?
The broker UBS recently said in a note that the Australian international market is expected to grow FY26 capacity by 9% year over year, with consistent growth across both peak Australian summer months and off-peak.
Qantas and Jetstar reportedly represent only 26% of the Australian international market, but are also growing capacity strongly. UBS suggested that unless there’s strong growth of passenger demand, this may have an impact on market fares or (plane) load factors.
Qantas is adding capacity to mainland US, New Zealand, Singapore, and Hawaii routes. Jetstar is adding capacity to Bali, New Zealand, Thailand, South Korea, and Singapore routes. Jetstar is also entering the Philippines.
UBS suggests the Australia-US market is “heavily underserved”, but New Zealand and Bali look like more competitive routes. The bulk of new foreign capacity is being added from the Middle East, Turkey, China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, suggesting UK and Europe routes may be becoming more competitive for Qantas.
But, UBS expects that Qantas’ core customers (corporate and premium leisure) will be “relatively loyal”, though price-sensitive travellers “pose more risk”.
The broker is forecasting that Qantas’ group international revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) can grow 3% in the FY26 second half, with the airline guiding RASK for between 2% to 3% growth in the FY26 first half.
Is the Qantas share price a buy?
UBS wrote:
We think QAN’s challenge is not so much competitor pressure, but whether the core Australian customers will grow with it. So far, FY26 has been tracking well.
It has a buy rating on the business, with a price target of $11.50. That implies a possible rise of more than 17% in the next year from where it is today. For FY26, UBS predicts that Qantas could deliver $1.79 billion in net profit and a dividend per share of 35 cents.
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Beyoncé is among the co-chairs of the 2026 Met Gala.
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The 2026 Met Gala will be here before you know it.
The event's theme is "Costume Art," though a dress code hasn't been announced yet.
Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams will co-chair the gala with Anna Wintour.
The 2026 Met Gala will be here before you know it.
Fondly known as fashion's biggest night, the Met Gala is an annual fundraiser that supports the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and is hosted by the museum, Anna Wintour, and Vogue.
It's always held on the first Monday in May, which will be May 4, 2026. Celebrities descend on New York City in droves for the event, showcasing their most high-fashion looks of the year on the iconic steps of the Met.
The 2026 event will support the museum's "Costume Art" exhibition, and a slew of A-list stars will serve as co-chairs for the gala.
Here's everything we know about the 2026 Met Gala so far.
Celebrating 'Costume Art'
The Met Gala has a different theme each year, centered on the exhibition the Costume Institute displays in conjunction with the gala.
For 2026, the museum will host the "Costume Art" exhibition, curated by Andrew Bolton, as announced in November 2025.
"Celebrate fashion as an art form this spring at The Met," an Instagram post about the exhibit from the museum read. "Focusing primarily on Western art from prehistory to the present, the show will explore artistic representations of the dressed body, pairing fashions and artworks from the Museum's vast collection to highlight the inherent relationship between clothing and the body."
In a press release shared on Wednesday, Bolton said of the exhibit, "I wanted to focus on the centrality of the dressed body within the museum, connecting artistic representations of the body with fashion as an embodied art form."
The exhibition will also be the first to be held in the museum's new, almost 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries.
The couple made their first appearance together at the 2024 event, during which Sánchez Bezos walked the carpet solo in an Oscar de la Renta gown and later met up with the Amazon founder inside.
But they're not the only stars who will be influential to the 2026 gala.
Each year, a different set of co-chairs partners with Wintour on the event, and for 2026, she turned to some of the most famous women on the planet to bring the event to life.
Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman, and Beyoncé — who last attended the Met Gala in 2016 — will serve as co-chairs for 2026, as Vogue announced on Wednesday. Kidman and Williams have been frequent attendees of the event in recent years.
In addition, Zoë Kravitz and Anthony Vaccarello, the creative director of YSL, are heading up the Host Committee, where they will work with a slew of stars.
Sabrina Carpenter at the 2024 Met Gala.
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They include musicians such as Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, Teyana Taylor, and Lisa, as well as actors like Gwendoline Christie, Lena Dunham, and Elizabeth Debicki.
Models Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser, Lauren Wasser, and Yseult are also included, as are athletes Misty Copeland and A'ja Wilson.
Chloe Malle, the new top editor of Vogue, and artist Anna Weyant will also join the committee.
Vogue has never shared many details regarding the group's duties, but they're confirmed to attend a special dinner before the gala.
There's no dress code — yet
Vogue, nor the Metropolitan Museum, has yet to announce a dress code for the 2026 Met Gala. However, it will likely be connected to the themes of the exhibition itself.
In past years, for example, attendees have worn costume-like pieces for the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" event, Chanel designs for the gala that honored designer Karl Lagerfeld, and pieces with religious nods for the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" gala.
The video featuring its CEO came after EngineAI posted a separate video of its humanoid robot doing kicks and flips. Online skeptics made accusations that the bot in the video was CGI, so the company's next video showed the robot landing a kick to the CEO's stomach.
In a comment under its latest video, EngineAI wrote that the startup was "curious" what it felt like for the T800 to kick someone, so they did an "experiment" to find out.
The video has since amassed over 17,000 likes on Instagram. The first video, which was accused of being CGI, has over 42,000 likes. It is unclear whether EngineAI's T800 was tele-operated or moved independently.
EngineAI raised $180.69 million in December 2025, per PitchBook, in a funding round led by Chinese investment groups HPR Capital, Tsinghua Holdings Capital, and Henan Investment Group.
"In 2026, the Zhongqing team will fully promote the scenario-based verification and large-scale deployment of the product," EngineAI commented on one of the videos. "It will empower industrial upgrading with technological strength and reshape a new ecosystem of human-robot coexistence."
Morgan Stanley released a list of the 25 companies it predicted would dominate the humanoid robotics market, ranging from Nvidia to Sony. The investment bank estimated the market will be worth more than $5 trillion by 2050. EngineAI was not included on Morgan Stanley's list.
Tesla's Optimus robot has also thrown some kicks and jabs. On the red carpet of "Tron: Ares," Optimus performed Kung Fu with actor Jared Leto. On his third-quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk said that "nobody was controlling" the robot.
Tele-operation is still common in humanoid robots. Neo, the laundry-folding and dishwasher-filling robot that went viral on X, still requires the control of a human outside the residence as it works on training it to perform more autonomous tasks.
Many Optimus bots from Tesla are tele-operated, including the ones that were bartending at an event last year. The company is moving away from tele-operation-based training and toward collecting data using only cameras, Business Insider reported in August.
Ana Corina Sosa, the daughter of this year's honoree, María Corina Machado, accepted on her mother's behalf.
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The Nobel Peace Prize has been recognizing global strides in peace-making since 1901.
Famous recipients range from the Dalai Lama to Barack Obama.
The 2025 winner is María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan politician and activist.
It's been 124 years since the first Nobel Peace Prize was handed out to one of the cofounders of the Red Cross and the founder of the first French Peace Society.
Since then, activists, politicians, diplomats, authors, humanitarian organizations, and political prisoners from across the world have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
This year's winner, María Corina Machado, is the leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, which is under autocratic rule. Her daughter, Ana Corina Sosa, attended the ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday and accepted on Machado's behalf.
Here's who has won the Nobel Peace Prize every year it has been awarded, from 1901 to 2025.
Shelby Slauer and Melina Glusac contributed to a prior version of this article.
1901: Henry Dunant and Frédéric Passy
Dunant and Passy.
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Dunant and Passy split the very first Nobel Peace Prize between the two of them.
Dunant won for founding the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863. Passy received the honor for founding the first French Peace Society (Société Française pour l'arbitrage entre nations) in 1878.
1902: Élie Ducommun and Charles Albert Gobat
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Ducommun mainly won for his work at the International Peace Bureau, at which he served as the honorary secretary-general, but the Nobel Prize website states that, in his spare time, he "prepared programs for international peace congresses, published resolutions, and corresponded with promoters of peace."
Gobat won "for his efforts to bring popularly elected representatives from various countries together at meetings and congresses." He also knew Ducommun well — when he died, Gobat took over as the secretary-general for the International Peace Bureau.
1903: William Randal Cremer
English politician, pacifist and trade unionist Sir William Randal Cremer (1938 – 1908), winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1903.
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Cremer was nicknamed the "Master of Arbitration," which is why he received the award. Through his work with the International Arbitration League, he sought to solve conflicts through discussion, not war.
1904: Institute of International Law
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The Institute of International Law, a nongovernmental organization based in Belgium, received the 1904 Nobel Peace Prize due to its success in persuading countries to use arbitration to deal with conflict, and for convincing countries to accept the rules of law during wartime.
1905: Bertha von Suttner
Baroness Bertha von Suttner (1843 – 1914), winner of the 1905 Nobel Peace Prize for her work as President of the Permanent International Peace Bureau, circa 1890. She was the author of the anti-war novel 'Lay Down Your Arms'.
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Von Suttner was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. She won for her work with the Austrian Peace Society, which she established in 1891. She also wrote one of the most influential anti-war novels, "Lay Down Your Arms," in 1889.
1906: Theodore Roosevelt
President Theodore Roosevelt pictured in the White House in 1908.
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Roosevelt was the first American (and first statesman) to win the award, which he received for negotiating peace treaties in the Russo-Japanese War, ensuring its end in 1905, and resolving a dispute with Mexico using arbitration.
1907: Ernesto Teodoro Moneta and Louis Renault
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Moneta founded the Lombard Association for Peace and Arbitration in 1887, which believed in disarmament. He also edited the newspaper Il Secolo, which regularly called for pacifism.
Renault was a professor of international law. He spoke at numerous conferences, including two peace conferences at The Hague, where he solidified his place as a prominent figure in the arbitration movement. Renault was also the French government's advisor in foreign policy and international law.
1908: Klas Pontus Arnoldson and Fredrik Bajer
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Arnoldson won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reconcile Norway and Sweden. He also founded the Swedish Peace and Arbitration League.
Bajer founded the Danish Interparliamentary Group in 1891 and was a lifelong believer in peace and arbitration. He's also been credited with laying the groundwork for the International Peace Bureau.
1909: Auguste Beernaert and Paul Henri d'Estournelles de Constant
Beernaert and d'Estournelles de Constant.
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Beernaert won the Nobel Peace Prize for "inter-parliamentary work and [appearances] at the international peace conferences at the Hague in 1899 and 1907." He was also the prime minister of Belgium from 1884 to 1894.
D'Estournelles also won the prize in 1909. He was the founder and president of a French parliamentary group for voluntary arbitration, and the founder of the Committee for the Defense of National Interests and International Conciliation.
1910: Permanent International Peace Bureau
Belgian diplomat Henri La Fontaine (1854 – 1943), mid 1920's. Berne. La Fontaine, who served as the President Permanent International Peace Bureau,
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The International Peace Bureau is a Swiss organization that "campaigned for disarmament and for the use of mediation and arbitration in the solution of international disputes." It's still active today with 300 member organizations in 70 countries.
1911: Tobias Asser and Alfred Fried
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Asser co-founded the Institute of International Law, the first organization to win the Nobel Peace Prize. But it was "his work in the field of private law" that was most important to his win.
Fried co-founded the German Peace Society and founded Die Friedenswarte, a German peace publication.
1912: Elihu Root
Elihu Root (1848 – 1938), USA statesman senator ambassador and Nobel Peace prize winner 1909.
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Root was both the US secretary of war and secretary of state. He was also the first president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Root was awarded the prize "for having pursued the aim that conflicts between states must be resolved by arbitration."
1913: Henri La Fontaine
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La Fontaine was the first socialist to win the prize — he won for being the "effective leader of the peace movement in Europe." He was president of the International Peace Bureau and "organized a world conference for international organizations," whose purpose was to "create 'an intellectual parliament' for humanity."
1917: International Committee of the Red Cross
The Red Cross taking away the wounded during the Lisbon Revolution of 1910, which commenced on the 3rd October. Manoel II (1889 – 1932) the King of Portugal, was deposed in favour of Theophilo Braga (1843 – 1924) who became President for two years
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The Red Cross was the only recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize during World War I. It won because it "undertook the tremendous task of trying to protect the rights of the many prisoners of war on all sides, including their right to establish contacts with their families."
1919: Woodrow Wilson
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Wilson won the prize for founding the League of Nations, which was a dream many previous winners had shared.
1920: Léon Bourgeois
French socialist statesman, Leon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (1851 – 1925) who held office as Prime Minister from 1895 to 1896. He was a founder of the League of Nations and in 1920 was awarded the Nobel peace prize. Circa 1900.
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Ex-secretary of state and former president of the French parliament, Bourgeois was a major figure in the development of the League of Nations. It was his passion project to see an international court established at The Hague, which he saw through.
1921: Hjalmar Branting and Christian Lange
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Branting was "a leading figure in the struggle for equal rights and social justice in Sweden" and a strong supporter of the League of Nations.
Lange was also the secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and went on to become part of the Nobel Committee in 1934.
1922: Fridtjof Nansen
November 1911: Norwegian explorer, Fridtjof Nansen (1861 – 1930).
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In 1922, Nansen was appointed the first High Commissioner for Refugees, putting him in charge of the exchange of 400,000 prisoners of war. His work on their behalf, as well as on behalf of many starving refugees, won him the prize.
1925: Austen Chamberlain and Charles G. Dawes
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Chamberlain received his prize for his work on the Locarno Pact, an agreement that saw Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and Italy guarantee peace in western Europe.
US Vice President Dawes, on the other hand, won for "having contributed to reducing the tension between Germany and France after the First World War."
1926: Aristide Briand and Gustav Stresemann
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Briand, a professor and founder of the League for Human Rights, and Stresmann, ex-high chancellor and foreign minister, split the award — they both won for their work on the Locarno Pact, which helped ease tension between France and Germany after World War I.
1927: Ferdinand Buisson and Ludwig Quidde
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French foreign minister Buisson and German professor Quidde, who later became president of the German Peace Society, split the prize evenly — they received it for their contributions to the reconciliation of France and Germany after World War I.
1929: Frank B. Kellogg
Frank Billings Kellogg (1856 – 1937), the former American ambassador in London, secretary of state, and winner of the 1929 Nobel Peace Prize.
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US Secretary of State Kellogg received the prize for his part in initiating the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928, an international agreement that had signatory states promising not to use war to resolve disputes.
1930: Nathan Söderblom
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Söderblom was the first clergyman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The archbishop and former theology professor is credited with moving the Universal Conference on Life and Work forward, which worked to fight nationalism, racism, and the oppression of minorities.
1931: Jane Addams and Nicholas Murray Butler
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Addams, an American known as the "mother" of social work, received the honor for founding the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and for being an outspoken opponent of entering World War I.
Butler, an American philosopher and diplomat, as well as president of Columbia University and president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, won for "his efforts to strengthen international law and the International Court at the Hague," as well as his support of the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928.
1933: Norman Angell
Pacifist and writer, Sir Norman Angell (1872 – 1967) winner of the Nobel prize for peace in 1933, in his converted farmhouse on Northey island off Maldon on the Essex coast. At high tide his island home is reduced from 300 acres to 50 acres
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Angell remains the only Nobel Peace Prize winner to have won for writing a book — he wrote "The Great Illusion," which explored the relationship between war and any potential national or economic advantage it may bring about. He was also celebrated for his work as an educator and for his support of the League of Nations.
1934: Arthur Henderson
Scottish Labour politician Arthur Henderson (1863 – 1935) sitting at his desk. Henderson was born in Glasgow but brought up in Newcastle where he worked as an iron moulder and became a lay preacher. He helped to establish the Labour party and was appointed chairman on several occasions (1908 – 1910, 1914 – 1917 and 1931 – 1932). He also served in the wartime Coalition cabinet and later worked as Home Secretary (1924) and Foreign Secretary (1929 – 1931). His enthusiasm for disarmament issues also led to him being elected president of the World Disarmament Conference.
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British politician Henderson earned the prize for his work with the League of Nations, specifically for being "one of the principal architects behind the organization's disarmament conference."
1935: Carl von Ossietzky
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Ossietzky's win was inherently political — the German pacifist was arrested for treason when he reported that Germany was secretly rearming itself, explicitly going against the Treaty of Versailles. Part of the international campaign to get him released was awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize.
1936: Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Franklin Delano Roosevelt with Lamas.
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Lamas, an Argentine academic and politician, won the prize for three main reasons.
First, he deserves much of the credit for Argentina's joining the League of Nations. Second, he was important in the League's "condemnation of Italy's war on Ethiopia." Lastly, he was honored for his contributions to peace between Paraguay and Bolivia after the Chaco War.
1937: Robert Cecil
British lawyer, politician and diplomat Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864 – 1858), circa 1927. Cecil was a leading figure in the establishment of the League Of Nations.
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English statesman Cecil won the prize for his work with the League of Nations. He was integral to the formation of the organization's rules.
1938: Nansen International Office for Refugees
Fridtjof Nansen, whom the office was named after.
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The Nansen International Office for Refugees won the prize for its work with aiding refugees, specifically for its work with Armenian refugees who were driven out of Turkey.
The organization won 16 years after their namesake, Fridtjof Nansen won as an individual.
1944: International Committee of the Red Cross
Members of the Ottershaw Red Cross division aboard the river patrol boat they operate on the Thames between Laleham and Chertsey.
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The Red Cross won its second Nobel Peace Prize for service during World War II.
1945: Cordell Hull
15th January 1941: US Secretary of State Cordell Hull (1871 – 1955), testifying before the House of Foreign Affairs Committee in America in support of the administration's bill to aid Britain.
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Hull, known as the longest-serving secretary of state — he held the position for 11 years — won the prize for his work as the "father of the United Nations," an organization that was founded after World War II.
1946: John Mott and Emily Balch
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Mott was the head of the Young Men's Christian Association (the YMCA) and won for contributing "to the creation of a peace-promoting religious brotherhood across national boundaries."
Balch, an American economist and sociologist known for tackling social issues such as poverty, child labor, and immigration, became a Nobel Laureate for leading the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
The US, however, saw her as a "dangerous radical."
1947: Friends Service Council and American Friends Service Committee
James G. Vail (foreground), foreign service secretary of the American Friends Service Committee
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These two Quaker organizations shared the prize. They both carried out humanitarian work during World War I and II, but their 1947 win was the "Nobel Committee's recognition both of pioneering work in the international peace movement and of humanitarian work carried out without regard for race or nationality."
1949: Lord John Boyd Orr
Portrait of British politician, the Rt Hon Lord John Boyd Orr, smoking a pipe, November 1957.
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Orr was president of both the National Peace Council and the World Union of Peace Organizations, and in 1945, he was elected the director-general of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization).
1950: Ralph Bunche
11th March 1952: Dr Ralph Bunche, the Director of the United Nations Trusteeships and Information from non-self-Governing Territories, in London.
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Bunche, an academic and diplomat, was the first African-American person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He won it for "having arranged a cease-fire between Israelis and Arabs during the war, which followed the creation of the state of Israel in 1948."
1951: Léon Jouhaux
British trade unionist Walter Citrine (1887 – 1983, right) in conference with French trade unionist Leon Jouhaux (1879 – 1954, left), 1934.
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Jouhaux, the French trade union leader, joined the elite Nobel Laureate club for his "work for social equality and Franco-German reconciliation."
1952: Albert Schweitzer
French-German physician and theologian Dr Albert Schweitzer (1875 – 1965) dines out in a restaurant in Westminster, London, 18th October 1955. He is in the capital to receive the Order of Merit from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, and to dine with the Prime Minister.
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Writer and physician Schweitzer earned the award for founding Lambaréné, a missionary hospital, in the African country of Gabon with his wife.
1953: George C. Marshall
General George Catlett Marshall (1880 – 1959), Chief of staff of the United States, at his desk in the war department, circa 1942.
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The Marshall Plan is what won Marshall, the former US Secretary of State, this honor. The Marshall Plan was the US's response to the widespread devastation of World War II in Western Europe — it provided more than $15 billion to finance rebuilding projects.
1954: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Dame Kathleen Courtney (1878 – 1974, right), President of the United Nations Association, shakes hands with Dr Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (1901 – 1956), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at a reception in the Ballroom of the English-Speaking Union in Charles Street, London, 6th December 1955. The reception, sponsored by the UNA and the British Council for Aid to Refugees, marks the fact that van Heuven Goedhart will be accepting the 1954 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in a few days. Watching on the left is Lord Boyd Orr (1880 – 1971), who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1949 for his research into nutrition.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) received the prize in 1954, four years after the creation of the UNHCR. The organization was honored for its work with refugees after World War II, the cause for which it was originally created.
1957: Lester Bowles Pearson
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Pearson received the prize when, as Canadian secretary of state for external affairs, he found a solution to the Suez Crisis.
Great Britain, France, and Israel launched an attack on Egypt in 1956 in an effort to remove its president, without informing the United States, and Pearson won support to send a United Nations Emergency Force to separate the groups.
1958: Georges Pire
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Pire, a Belgian Dominican friar, received the prize for his work with refugees in Europe. Throughout the 1950s, he set up villages of small houses for European refugees and founded an organization in 1957 that undertook development projects in other parts of the world.
1959: Philip J. Noel-Baker
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When World War I began, Noel-Baker, a British politician and diplomat, was convinced the private armaments industry was largely responsible for the outbreak of war. For the rest of his life, he worked toward disarmament, including efforts to prevent nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.
1960: Albert Luthuli
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Luthuli became president of the African National Congress in 1952 and was the spokesperson of a campaign against South Africa's racial segregation policy.
The Nobel Committee's decision to award him the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign for civil rights in South Africa was important because it showed that the committee had joined the movement against apartheid.
1961: Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld
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Hammarskjöld is the only Nobel Peace Prize winner to have been awarded it posthumously. He won for his work as the secretary-general of the United Nations. He organized a peacekeeping force in the Middle East after the Suez Crisis and committed to peace during the civil war in the Congo.
1962: Linus Carl Pauling
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Pauling had previously received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954.
He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 for his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, having acted as one of the primary forces behind a nuclear test ban treaty between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain that went into effect in 1963.
1963: Comité international de la Croix Rouge (International Committee of the Red Cross) and Ligue des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge (League of Red Cross Societies)
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The Red Cross won its third Nobel Prize in 1963 for the 100th anniversary of its founding. It's the only organization to have won three Nobel prizes.
1964: Martin Luther King, Jr.
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King Jr. won for his lifelong work for civil rights and social justice and his nonviolent campaign against racism.
A year after his 1963 "I Have A Dream" speech in front of 250,000 demonstrators outside of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
1965: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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According to the Nobel Committee, UNICEF's work helped promote solidarity between nations, reducing the divide between rich and poor states and the danger of war.
1968: René Cassin
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Cassin, a French judge, is referred to as the "father of human rights," as he was the brains behind the UN commission that drew up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.
1969: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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The International Labour Committee won a Nobel Peace Prize 50 years after it was formed. The ILO continues to strive to improve working conditions and social rights of employees.
1970: Norman E. Borlaug
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American agronomist Borlaug is known as the "father of the green revolution."
He worked for decades in Mexico during the '40s and '50s to make the country self-sufficient in grain and succeeded by 1956. He developed a strain of wheat called "dwarf wheat," which was high-yielding and disease-resistant. He brought it to India and Pakistan, exponentially increasing production there.
1971: Willy Brandt
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Brandt worked against the Nazis during World War II, and he became the chancellor of West Germany postwar, helping rebuild the West German Social Democratic Party.
He had West Germany sign the nuclear weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty, and created a nonviolence agreement with the Soviet Union and Poland detailing that West Germany accepted the new national boundaries in Eastern Europe.
These treaties laid the groundwork for the Four Power Agreement in Berlin, which made it easier for families on opposing sides of the divide to visit each other.
1973: Henry A. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho
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While Vietnamese general and diplomat Le Duc Tho and American diplomat Henry Kissinger were secretly in peace talks to end the Vietnam War for years, which led to their joint Nobel prize win.
However, Tho declined the prize, as he said that the Christmas bombing in Hanoi had violated the peace treaty that the two had agreed to.
1974: Seán MacBride and Eisaku Sato
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MacBride is one of the founders of Amnesty International. He also served as chairman of the International Peace Bureau in 1974 and was the assistant secretary-general of the United Nations.
Sato became a symbol of "Japan's will for peace." As the Japanese Prime Minister, Sato signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1970.
The Nobel Committee hoped that by awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize, it would encourage those who were against the spread of nuclear arms.
1975: Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov
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Sakharov, a Russian nuclear physicist, was the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb — but he was awarded the Peace Prize for his work for human rights in the Soviet Union, as well as his opposition to the abuse of power.
He was outspoken in his criticism of the system of the Soviet Union, which he believed neglected fundamental human rights.
1976: Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan
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After a shooting incident that killed three children in Belfast in 1976, a witness, Williams, and the dead children's aunt, Corrigan, founded a peace organization known as the Community of Peace People. They took a grassroots approach, setting up local peace groups in the hopes of setting a peace process for Northern Ireland in motion from the bottom up.
1977: Amnesty International
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Founded in 1961 by British lawyer Peter Benenson, Amnesty International won in 1977 for campaigning against human torture.
1978: Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin
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President Sadat of Egypt shared the prize with Israel's prime minister, Menachem Begin, for negotiating a peace treaty between their two countries.
1979: Mother Teresa
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Mother Teresa, known as Saint Teresa in the Roman Catholic Church, won for creating Missionaries of Charity, a sisterhood devoted to aiding orphans, lepers, and the terminally ill.
1980: Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
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Esquivel won in 1980 for being a human rights activist in his home country of Argentina and for advocating non-violence during its dictatorship in the early '70s.
1981: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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The UNHCR is an international aid organization created by the UN, and it won (for the second time) for assisting refugees in Africa, Asia, and Latin America throughout the 1970s.
1982: Alva Myrdal and Alfonso García Robles
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Both delegates in the UN, Swedish diplomat Myrdal and Mexican diplomat Robles (nicknamed "Mr. Disarmament"), won for advocating disarmament and nuclear-free zones.
1983: Lech Walesa
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Walesa had just been released from internment — essentially, exile — when he won the Nobel in 1983 for campaigning for freedom of organization in communist Poland.
After the country was liberated and held free elections, Walesa became the first-ever president of Poland to be elected by popular vote.
1984: Desmond Mpilo Tutu
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During the height of South Africa's apartheid, Tutu, a South African Anglican cleric, won for his "fearless stance" and work against the cruel regime.
1985: International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
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After only existing for five years, this organization of doctors from around the world won for uniting to advocate against nuclear war because of its potential medical risks.
1986: Elie Wiesel
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An Auschwitz survivor, writer, and professor, Wiesel devoted his entire life to speaking and writing on the horrors of the Holocaust — he was awarded for his work in 1986.
1987: Oscar Arias Sánchez
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President Sánchez of Costa Rica was awarded the Nobel Prize for designing a plan to end the civil wars that had plagued Central America for years. His efforts led to a peace treaty being approved by five countries in the region.
1988: United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
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Starting in 1948, over 500,000 UNPF members were sent to places like Kashmir, the Congo, and West New Guinea to report on conditions and administer "humanitarian aid" if necessary — they were awarded for years of duty in 1988.
1989: The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)
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Gyatso was awarded for his peaceful opposition to China's occupation of Tibet — including a plan for compromise — and for his sense of "universal responsibility."
1990: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
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After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the Cold War came to an end, and the Soviet Union soon dissolved — Gorbachev, its eighth and last leader, was awarded for ushering in this newfound international peace.
1991: Aung San Suu Kyi
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Burmese politician and diplomat Suu Kyi led the nonviolent opposition to the military forces that ruled her home country of Burma for nearly two decades before she was awarded the Nobel Prize for her efforts.
She was later appointed State Counselor, a position similar to that of the prime minister.
1992: Rigoberta Menchú Tum
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A native of Guatemala, Tum worked for the rights of indigenous peoples in America and won the Nobel for her efforts, later serving as a UN ambassador for the same cause.
1993: Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk
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In 1990, the State President of South Africa, de Klerk, released Nelson Mandela from prison, and the two negotiated an end to apartheid, laying the groundwork for a democratic South Africa — the two men shared the prize in 1993 for their historical collaboration.
1994: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Rabin
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Arafat, Peres, and Rabin shared their Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the Oslo Accords, an agreement that was meant to be a path toward peace for Palestine and Israel.
1995: Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
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Polish physicist Rotblat and the PCSWA won for their efforts — which dated back to before the bombing at Hiroshima — to reduce nuclear arms and, eventually, eliminate them.
1996: Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta
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After Portugal ended its colonial rule over East Timor, Indonesia took its place.
These two men — Belo, a priest, and Ramos-Horta, a diplomat — led the resistance against the Indonesian occupation of the region. They proposed a peace treaty in 1992 that was finally implemented in 2001, and Ramos-Horta claims their Nobel Prize had a lot to do with the plan coming to fruition.
1997: International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and Jody Williams
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Williams, an American political activist, first witnessed the horrors of land mines in El Salvador, where their explosions were a near-constant threat to civilians.
She helped launch an international campaign against land mines, and, by 1997, the ICBL had over 1,000 organizations on its members list. The two won the award the same year for their work to ban the use, production, and sale of such mines.
1998: John Hume and David Trimble
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At the core of the Good Friday agreement, which ended the wars in Northern Ireland, were Hume and Trimble, Irish and British politicians respectively.
They won a Nobel for their historic achievement in peace-making.
1999: Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
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This French organization — known in English as Doctors Without Borders — won in 1999 for its medically related humanitarian aid that stretched over multiple continents, which it continues to provide.
2000: Kim Dae-jung
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President Dae-jung of South Korea approached relations with North Korea with what he called a "sunshine policy," ending decades of war-like tension between the two countries. He won the prize for the spreading of democratic values.
2001: United Nations and Kofi Annan
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In the prize's centennial year, the Nobel committee decided to split the award between the UN and Annan, its secretary-general.
2002: Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2002.
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Carter, the 39th president of the United States, received a Nobel Prize in 2002 for his work toward solving international conflicts and decades of advocating for rights and economic progress.
2003: Shirin Ebadi
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Ebadi, hailing from Iran, was the "first female peace prize laureate from the Islamic world."
The Iranian lawyer and judge was recognized for proposing amendments to divorce laws in her country and advocating for the separation of church and state. She is especially concerned with the rights of women, children, and those targeted by authorities.
2004: Wangari Muta Maathai
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The first African woman to receive the Nobel, Maathai promoted peace and democratic values. Most notably, she started the Green Belt movement, which led to the planting of over 30 million trees in her homeland of Kenya.
2005: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Mohamed ElBaradei
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The IAEA, and ElBaradei, its director, won for their persistent efforts toward promoting safe (and sparse) usage of nuclear energy.
2006: Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
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Yunus, a Bangladeshi banker and entrepreneur, invented micro-credit and established the Grameen Bank as a means to fight poverty using small loans. He won a Nobel Prize for his impactful progress in 2006.
2007: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore
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A forerunner of environmentalism, Al Gore, former US vice president, along with the IPCC, won in 2007 for their efforts to make climate change a global topic of discussion and increase awareness of its severity, especially looking for ways to combat it.
2008: Martti Ahtisaari
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The former president of Finland, Ahtisaari was a major contributor to Namibia's independence, in addition to bringing peace to the Aceh province in Indonesia. He was given the Nobel Prize for over three decades of work toward international conflict resolution in 2008.
2009: Barack Obama
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Just eight months into his presidency at the time, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel for advocating — and effecting change in — the dialogue and diplomacy between international peoples, in addition to supporting a nuclear-free world.
2010: Liu Xiaobo
Protesters holding placards of Liu Xiaobo march on a street on July 13, 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. July 13 marks one year anniversary of late Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's death, one of China's most prominent political prisoners.
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A longtime advocate for human rights in China, Liu, a writer and activist, won the Nobel in 2010 for over 20 years of struggling to end the one-party system in his home country. He died in 2017 while he was still serving a prison sentence.
2011: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkol Karman
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These three women rallied during wartime in Liberia, calling for women's rights and participation in the democratic process. Their efforts resulted in successful peace negotiations, and they shared the 2011 Nobel Prize for their progress.
2012: European Union (EU)
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In 2012, the European Union celebrated over six decades of peace-making and conflict resolution, including repairing Germany and France's relationship following World War II.
2013: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
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Formed in 1997, the OPCW works to ensure that member nations are adhering to the 1997 ban (of manufacturing and storage) of chemical weapons throughout the world.
2014: Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai
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Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt in her home country of Pakistan and became an activist for the education of women and children; Satyarthi has founded multiple organizations that save children from child labor. The two were honored in 2014.
At 17 years old, Yousafzai was the youngest recipient to date.
2015: National Dialogue Quartet
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After the 2011 Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, the National Dialogue Quartet — a combination of four civil organizations — was formed to begin dialogue between the nations involved in the Arab Spring. They were honored in 2015.
2016: Juan Manuel Santos
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos speaks during a news conference in Havana
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Santos, the president of Colombia, won the Nobel for helping to end the civil war — which had been plaguing the country since the 1960s — by successfully taking the reins of negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas.
2017: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
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ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, works to bring attention to the consequences of using nuclear weapons from a humanitarian point of view and strives to create treaties to resolve nuclear conflict — it received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for its efforts and successes.
2018: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
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Mukwege and Murad split the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to "end sexual violence as a weapon in war and armed conflict."
Dr. Mukwege is a gynecological surgeon from the Congo, which has been referred to in the past as the "rape capital of the world." Murad is a Yazidi woman who became a voice for survivors of sexual violence after being a captive of ISIS.
2019: Abiy Ahmed
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize "in recognition of his efforts to end the country's two-decade border conflict with Eritrea," the AP reported.
The prime minister told the Nobel committee in a call that he hopes the award will inspire other African leaders to continue peacebuilding efforts throughout the continent.
However, in the years since, Ahmed has become a controversial figure, with The Guardian writing, "the world got Abiy wrong" and detailing the bloody Tigray war that happened under his leadership.
2020: World Food Programme (WFP)
This general view shows the exterior of The World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome on October 9, 2020, after the announcement that the organisation had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Nobel organization awarded the WFP the prize "for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict."
2021: Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
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Ressa and Muratov shared the prize due to "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
Ressa, who hails from the Philippines, co-founded Rappler, "a digital media company for investigative journalism," in 2012. Muratov is a Russian journalist who co-founded the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta in 1993, and it's still the most independent newspaper in the country. It has a "fundamentally critical attitude toward power."
2022: Ales Bialiatski, Memorial, and Center for Civil Liberties
Ales Bialiatski, Chairman of the International Memorial Board Jan Rachinsky, and coordinator for international cooperation at the Centre of Civil Liberties Oleksandra Drik.
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Bialiatski is a Belarusian activist who has been advocating for democracy in Belarus since the 1980s. The Nobel organization called him a "beacon of light for these efforts throughout Eastern Europe." He was jailed in 2021 after protesting the government and has remained imprisoned since.
Memorial was founded in the Soviet Union in 1987. The organization is dedicated to documenting the victims of Joseph Stalin's reign. According to the Nobel Prize website, the organization has "made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human rights abuses and the abuse of power" and demonstrates "the significance of civil society for peace and democracy."
The third honoree was the Center for Civil Liberties, a Ukrainian nonprofit. After the war broke out, the organization "engaged in important efforts to document the forced relocation of civilians from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia."
2023: Narges Mohammadi
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Mohammadi is an Iranian women's rights activist who has been vocally critical of various Iranian policies, including the mandatory hijab rule.
As the Nobel website says, she won "for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all."
Mohammadi has been in a Tehran prison since 2021, apart from a temporary medical release in December 2024.
2024: Nihon Hidankyō
Member of the Nihon Hidankyo and atomic bomb survivor co-chair Terumi Tanaka makes a statement at the central public hearing of the House of Representatives Budget Committee at the parliament in Tokyo on February 25, 2025.
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Nihon Hidankyō is a Japanese organization that was founded by the survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. These survivors are called the Hibakusha in Japan.
Its mission is twofold: First, to "promote the social and economic rights of all Hibakusha, including those living outside Japan," and second, to "ensure that no one ever again is subjected to the catastrophe that befell the Hibakusha."
2025: María Corina Machado
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This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner was Machado, a Venezuelan politician who is vocally opposed to the current Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro.
She earned the honor for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
This summer, I traveled to Portugal for a three-day music festival.
I loved the music, but felt disappointed that I didn't actually get to see Portugal.
The experience made me feel like I couldn't really check the country off my travel bucket list.
Tourism in Portugal has reached record numbers over the past two years, with over 31 million visitors in 2024.
Although the coastal wonders of the Algarve region and the historic castles of Sintra are often a selling point for tourists, I took the seven-hour trip for reasons unrelated to wanderlust.
Portimão, Portugal, is the home of Afro Nation, the biggest annual Afrobeats festival in the world — and this summer, I was one of the 40,000 festival-goers in attendance.
Though dancing on the stunning beaches of Portugal to the sounds of Burna Boy and Tems live was definitely a bucket-list experience that I wouldn't have traded for the world, I'm not sure it's one I would repeat.
Don't get me wrong: This realization had nothing to do with a lackluster experience. There is nothing dull about being serenaded by a shirtless Damini, and there was nothing disappointing about Portugal, either.
Instead, I left feeling like I hadn't visited Portugal at all, but rather that I attended an event that just happened to be there.
I feel like I missed an opportunity to actually explore a new country
If I were to return to Afro Nation, I'd make sure to bake in time to explore Portugal.
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Somewhere between day two and day three, it hit me: I was in Portugal, but I wasn't really seeing the country.
My days weren't spent wandering tiled alleyways or eating salted cod by the water. Instead, I spent all my downtime resting at my resort, ordering food, getting dressed, and then heading back onto the beach — not for a swim, but for another 12 hours of music.
The experience wasn't exactly cheap, either. Aside from the nearly $600 I spent on the festival tickets, food and drinks were expensive at the venue, and rideshare trips cost more than I'd planned on spending, probably due to the crowds.
I don't regret what I spent on the experience, but I did find myself thinking about what it would have been like to spend that money at a Lisbon flea market or on a cooking class, learning how to make pastel de nata from a local.
By the last day of the festival, I had a realization: This wasn't the trip I thought I signed up for. I was in Portugal, sure, but I could've been anywhere.
The beach could've been in Miami. The resort could've been in Cancún. The only Portuguese thing about my trip was the exchange rate.
I did have two days after the festival ended to explore Lisbon, but it wasn't nearly enough time. I was exhausted after three days of standing on my feet and singing along, and after all of the rideshares we had purchased, both my feet and my wallet needed a break.
Once I got home, I noticed that my Instagram feed was flooded with other people's Portugal trips: sunsets on sailboats in Portimão, wine in Porto, mist hanging over Sintra's castles.
I felt like they'd gotten to see Portugal. I'd gotten to see a festival that happened to be hosted there.
The experience taught me a lesson about how I'll travel in the future
I don't regret my trip — Afro Nation itself was unforgettable. I loved the music, the chaos, the feeling of being surrounded by a global community all singing Burna Boy under the same sky.
In an ideal world, I'd be able to go back to Afro Nation with an extra three or four days to actually roam. However, extra days meant extra costs for food, accommodations, and the experiences I was so desperate to have — and unfortunately, I didn't have unlimited PTO.
I learned that my idea of a perfect trip doesn't center on an international festival or specific experience. I don't want to cross an ocean just to stand in a crowd.
My version of travel definitely includes sun, sand, and bottomless drinks, but also curiosity. I want to wander, learn, and actually see where I am.
I'd say that Portugal is still on my travel bucket list — though I went, I barely touched it. Next time, I'm not going for a stage on the beach. I'm going for the country.
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at the 70th David di Donatello Awards in Rome.
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Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet recently made their second red carpet appearance as a couple.
They reportedly met in early 2023 at Paris Fashion Week and sparked romance rumors shortly after.
Jenner and Chalamet have since attended awards shows together and sat courtside at NBA games.
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet may seem like an unexpected celebrity pairing, but the confusion appears to work in their favor: The reality star and Oscar-nominated actor have been dating for about two years and counting.
Here's everything we know about their relationship so far, from secret taco dates to red carpet photo ops.
Representatives for Jenner and Chalamet have not responded to requests for comment from Business Insider.
Caralynn Matassa and Palmer Haasch contributed to an earlier version of this story.
January 2023: Jenner and Chalamet reportedly meet during Paris Fashion Week
A video of Jenner and Chalamet from January, which showed them interacting during Paris Fashion Week, resurfaced in April as the dating rumors gained momentum. According to People, the video was taken at Jean Paul Gaultier's Paris Fashion Week show.
Earlier that same month, news broke that Jenner had once again split from Travis Scott, the father of her two children, Stormi and Aire — although an anonymous source told People it was "probably not the end" of Jenner and Scott's famously on-again, off-again relationship.
March 27, 2023: The two reportedly attend a dinner with Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner attend Milan Fashion Week in 2023.
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Shortly before the Kymothée relationship rumors took the internet by storm, Page Six reported on March 27 that Jenner's sister, Kendall Jenner, and Kendall's then-rumored boyfriend, Bad Bunny, were photographed leaving a club together in West Hollywood, California.
The Page Six report mentioned in passing that Kendall and Bad Bunny had dinner "alongside other A-Listers — including her sister, Kylie Jenner, and Timothée Chalamet," among others.
April 6, 2023: DeuxMoi posts about Jenner and Chalamet dating rumors
On April 6, 2023, pop-culture gossip curator DeuxMoi posted an anonymous fan submission claiming that "multiple sources" had told them that Chalamet "has a new girl… Kylie Jenner." The anonymous sender added two coffin emojis.
DeuxMoi soon followed that up with submissions from other readers who claimed they could confirm the news. One anonymous source told Deuxmoi that they'd known about the pairing since Paris Fashion Week in January, suggesting that the relationship may have begun then.
The internet had a collective meltdown over the unexpected news, with some commenters saying they refused to believe that Jenner and Chalamet, who seem to run in very different social circles, had ever even met.
April 7, 2023: Jenner and Chalamet eat tacos in a car together
Page Six and TMZ published photos from paparazzi agency Splash News, which allegedly showed Jenner and Chalamet having a "secret date night" at Tito's Tacos, a restaurant outside Los Angeles.
Page Six reported that Jenner picked Chalamet up in her car after he attended an art show. One of Jenner's security guards then apparently drove Chalamet's car, which followed Jenner's car, to Tito's Tacos. At that point, Jenner's team hopped out and brought tacos back to the car, according to TMZ.
April 13, 2023: Jenner's car is spotted at Chalamet's house
On April 13, TMZ published photos from paparazzi agency Backgrid showing a black car, which they identified as Jenner's black Range Rover SUV, in the driveway of a house, which they identified as Chalamet's Beverly Hills, California, estate.
Page Six noted that the SUV had tinted windows and Jenner was never actually photographed inside the car, so it's unclear whether she was in it. The Daily Mail reported that the black SUV "arrived around 10 a.m. and left mere minutes later," followed by a "blacked out security Escalade."
On April 14, People reported that "a source close to 'The Kardashians' star" confirmed that Jenner and Chalamet were "hanging out and getting to know each other." (Representatives for Jenner and Chalamet didn't respond to People's request for comment at the time.)
Entertainment Tonight reported similar information from a source.
"They are keeping things casual at this point. It's not serious, but Kylie is enjoying hanging out with Timothée and seeing where it goes," said Entertainment Tonight's source in a story published April 17. "It's been really fun for her because it feels a lot different than her past relationships. It's new and exciting for Kylie and she's having a lot of fun."
The two both attended Coachella mid-month but avoided being photographed together, Page Six reported.
According to ET's report, Jenner may have met Chalamet through her sister. "Timothée is also friends with Kendall, so it's been easy for Kylie to integrate him into her life," the source said.
People reported on April 19 that a source close to Jenner said she and Chalamet "hang out every week." They added that Jenner is "having fun" and "wants to date without any pressure" after her on-and-off relationship with Scott.
May 1, 2023: Chalamet and Jenner don't make their big debut at the Met Gala; fans are bummed
Kylie Jenner attends the 2023 Met Gala.
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Since reports of their relationship broke, fans had been speculating that in true Kardashian-Jenner style, the couple would make their big public debut in a splashy spectacle on the Met Gala red carpet.
May 29, 2023: A source tells People that Chalamet and Jenner are still casually dating, but it's still not serious
After weeks of relative silence on the Chalamet-Jenner front, a source confirmed to People that the cosmetics company founder and the "Dune" actor were enjoying each other's company, but not labeling their relationship. According to People's source, Jenner's main priority was being a mom to Stormi, then 5, and Aire, then just 15 months old.
A few days before People published its report, Backgrid photos obtained by Page Six appeared to show the same black Range Rover (apparently Jenner's) from the April 13 sighting parked once again in the driveway of Chalamet's Beverly Hills home.
May 2023: Jenner is spotted leaving Chalamet's home
On June 1, Page Six reported that Jenner had been photographed leaving Chalamet's house for the first time. In the photos taken by Splash News, Jenner can be seen in the driver's seat of her black Range Rover, glancing at her phone before driving away from Chalamet's home.
Chalamet was photographed by the same paparazzo leaving in his own car shortly after Jenner departed.
September 4, 2023: Chalamet and Jenner make out at Beyoncé's Los Angeles concert
Footage obtained by TMZ shows the couple dancing, hugging, and kissing one another in the VIP section of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium. In the background, Jenner's sister Kendall is also visible.
This was the first time Chalamet and Jenner were actually seen interacting in public together. Another video of the two at the concert, obtained by PopCrave, shows Chalamet smoking a cigarette and chatting with Jenner.
September 10, 2023: The couple is spotted kissing at the US Open
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at the 2023 US Open.
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Chalamet and Jenner were photographed together at a US Open match in September 2023. In photographs from the event, the two are shown taking in the match, whispering in each other's ears, and even sharing a quick kiss.
October 17, 2023: Chalamet alludes to his relationship with Jenner in a GQ interview
While Chalamet avoided mentioning Jenner by name, or even confirming their relationship, he told GQ's Daniel Riley that the intense scrutiny around his potential relationship reminded him of a "South Park" episode satirizing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in which the couple travels around the world on a "Worldwide Privacy Tour" demanding space from the public eye.
"Sometimes, people are going to be hella confused when you say you're trying to live a private life," Chalamet said in the interview.
November 1, 2023: Chalamet and Jenner are spotted together at The Wall Street Journal Magazine's Innovator Awards
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at the 2023 Wall Street Journal innovator awards in November.
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Jenner was honored at the ceremony for her work with her various lifestyle brands, including Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin. Chalamet, for his part, presented an award to Martin Scorsese at the event.
Chalamet and Jenner sat together and were photographed smiling and talking to one another at the ceremony.
December 10, 2023: Jenner secretly attends the premiere of Chalamet's new film 'Wonka,' according to reports
According to People, Jenner and her mom, Kris, didn't walk the red carpet ahead of the Los Angeles premiere of "Wonka." Instead, they quietly entered the theater after the opening credits.
January 2024: Chalamet and Jenner attend the Golden Globes together, but skip the red carpet
Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the 81st Golden Globe Awards in January 2024.
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Chalamet and Jenner were photographed smiling and kissing inside the awards ceremony. As users on X (formerly known as Twitter) also noted, the couple was frequently shown during the event's telecast.
December 2024: Jenner attends the 'A Complete Unknown' after-party, according to reports
Timothée Chalamet at the Los Angeles premiere of "A Complete Unknown."
During the ceremony, Jenner and Chalamet were also photographed with his "A Complete Unknown" costars Monica Barbaro and Elle Fanning.
February 16, 2025: The couple attends the 2025 BAFTA Awards, but once again, they skip the red carpet
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet attend the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2025.
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Chalamet was nominated for leading actor for "A Complete Unknown" at the 2025 BAFTA Awards.
Jenner and Chalamet were photographed together inside the event at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The couple coordinated in all-black outfits.
April 30, 2025: They sit courtside at a Lakers game
Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner sitting courtside at Crypto.com Arena.
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Chalamet and Jenner were photographed holding hands and cheering for the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, where the home team took on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
May 7, 2025: Chalamet and Jenner walk their first red carpet together
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet attend the 70th David di Donatello Awards in Rome.
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After going strong for about two years, Chalamet and Jenner made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 70th David di Donatello Awards in Rome, where Chalamet received an honorary award for cinematic excellence.
May 2025: They attend multiple NBA games at Madison Square Garden
Timothée and Kylie Jenner at Madison Square Garden on May 12, 2025, and May 31, 2025.
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Chalamet, who grew up in New York City, is a lifelong fan of the New York Knicks. He and Jenner supported the team throughout the 2025 NBA Playoffs, often in person.
At the Knicks game on May 12, 2025, they were also joined by Jenner's sister, Kendall. On May 29, 2025, the couple sat courtside at Madison Square Garden beside Miles and Keleigh Teller.
October 8, 2025: Chalamet and Jenner have a date night at Yankee Stadium
Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at Yankee Stadium on October 8, 2025.
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The couple kept their sporty streak going at game four of the American League Division Series, when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
December 6, 2025: They pose for more red carpet photos at the 'Marty Supreme' premiere
Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the "Marty Supreme" premiere.
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For their second red carpet appearance as a couple, Jenner and Chalamet attended the Los Angeles premiere of "Marty Supreme" in matching orange outfits by Chrome Hearts, a nod to the ping-pong dreams of Chalamet's character in the film.
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