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Donald Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his efforts to resolve international conflicts.
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“I settled eight wars”: Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize
Donald Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his efforts to resolve international conflicts.
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'An indelible stain on Norway': Trump reacts to latest Nobel Peace Prize snub
Donald Trump says his latest Nobel Peace Prize snub has left an "indelible stain on Norway".
NYTimes – World NYT
Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Forged Her Career Under Apartheid
Navi Pillay, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, fought racism in South Africa, shaping her international career as a judge and advocate for justice and human rights.
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Euronews
'No one ever heard of her': Trump goes off on petty rant after Nobel Peace Prize snub
Trump claimed he "should have won 8 Nobel Peace Prizes" for having "settled 8 wars" as he dismissed Pillay's career in an irate Truth Social post.
Al Jazeera
Trump slams Norway for not awarding him Nobel Peace Prize
Trump slams Norway for not awarding him Nobel Peace Prize
BBC News – World BBC
'Stain on the country': Trump criticises Norway over Nobel Peace Prize
The US president told a rally he had "never heard of" the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay.
Guardian
Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes Norway
President complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’ Donald Trump complained Friday about not winning the Nobel peace prize for 2026, a year in which he started a war with Iran. At what was supposed to be a rally for other Republican candidates in Syracuse, New York, the US president devoted a long portion of his speech airing his grievances with the Nob…
PBS
Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes
International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as "institutions of international law are under political attack." Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court, where Pillay was a judge. Nick Schifrin speaks with Stephen Rapp for more on Pillay's legacy and responses to the announcement.
France 24
South African judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize
In tonight's programme, South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Also in Kenya health officials in Nairobi are still racing to track dozens of people linked to the man who died from the virus earlier this week. And finally, Moroccan-British photographer Hassan Hajjaj has built a global reputation with his vibrant portraits, 40 of his iconic Rock Stars pictures…
NPR
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong defense of human rights and international law.
Al Jazeera
Human rights veteran Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist Navanethem Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote peace.
NYTimes – World NYT
Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The choice drew condemnation from Israel over Ms. Pillay’s role leading a U.N. commission that said the country had committed genocide against Palestinians.
France 24
Navi Pillay awarded Peace Prize: 'Lifetime spent fighting for what's right & to uphold human rights'
Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law Conflict and Global Development at the University of Reading. Navi Pillay's career represents a remarkable contribution to international law and human rights, from her pioneering role in post-apartheid South Africa to her work at the United Nations. Yet her legacy also raises difficult questions about political impartiality, particularly in re…
Politico
Trump swipes at Nobel committee after peace prize awarded to human rights lawyer
The president has repeatedly expressed his desire for the Nobel Peace Prize.
NYTimes – World NYT
Israel Denounces the Decision to Award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay
Ms. Pillay, a human rights lawyer, was drawn into the international spotlight last year as chair of a commission that found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.
France 24
Israel a rare dissenting voice as praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay
Advocates of human rights and international justice cheered, even as Israeli officials fumed, after South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The 85-year-old drew wide praise for decades of work, including investigating crimes in Rwanda, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
NYTimes – World NYT
Nobel Peace Prize Choice Amounts to Implicit Rebuke of Trump
The Trump administration has repeatedly attacked the international legal order and the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where the Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay, served as a judge.
Al Jazeera
Who is Navi Pillay, winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?
The 85-year-old South African judge has spent decades fighting apartheid and genocide.
BBC News – World BBC
Navi Pillay, former UN human rights chief, wins Nobel Peace Prize
Pillay is recognised for her "efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee says.
NYTimes – World NYT
The Nobel Peace Prize recipient is selected in secret by five Norwegians.
Al Jazeera
‘Is it April fool’s?’ Navi Pillay reacts to Nobel Peace Prize news
International judge Navi Pillay was applauded by colleagues as she gave her first public reaction to her Peace Prize.
Euronews
‘I still want to verify this’: Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay’s first reaction
Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, 85, said she initially thought the news was a joke when she learned she had won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The former judge said she wanted to verify the announcement before believing it.
NYTimes – World NYT
Navi Pillay, a South African Human Rights Lawyer, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
A U.N. commission led by Ms. Pillay that investigated the war in Gaza found last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians.
Al Jazeera
Nobel chair admits they haven’t reached Peace Prize winner Pillay
The Nobel Committee has admitted that it has been unable to reach the ICJ judge to tell her the news.
NYTimes – World NYT
How the Epstein Files forced the Nobel Peace Prize to reckon with impartiality.
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to Navanethem Pillay for promoting peace, international law
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 was awarded Friday to Navanethem Pillay "for her efforts to promote peace and international law."
Guardian
Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins Nobel peace prize
Committee recognises efforts of 85-year-old former UN human rights chief for efforts to promote international law Nobel peace prize – latest updates Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the international court of justice, has won the Nobel peace prize. South Africa-born Pillay, 85, was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of…
Al Jazeera
Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
International Court of Justice judge Navi Pillay has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
TIME
Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay Wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
The South African jurist has been recognized “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
News24
SA’s Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay awarded 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
NYTimes – World NYT
How the Epstein Files Forced the Nobel Peace Prize to Reckon With Impartiality
The five-person committee that hands out the award introduced ethics rules this year after a former member was linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Al Jazeera
2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay
Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring war crimes and genocide are prosecuted, says the Nobel committee.
France 24
🔴 South Africa's Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Sky News – World Sky
Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a South African jurist and former UN high commissioner for human rights, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
NYTimes – World NYT
Live Updates: Nobel Peace Prize Winner to Be Announced
The recipient of the prize, one of the world’s most prestigious honors, is set to be announced on Friday morning in Oslo. The Norwegian Nobel Committee made its selection from a pool of 287 nominees.
NPR
Norwegian Nobel Committee awards this year's Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee have announced that XXX has won this years Nobel Peace Prize.
NPR – World NPR
South African Human Rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.
Guardian
Winner of 2026 Nobel peace prize to be announced - Europe Live
The winner will be announced in a ceremony that starts at 10am UK time (11am CEST) Last year’s peace prize was won by Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado for her dogged struggle to rescue the South American country from its fate as “a brutal, authoritarian state”. She later presented her award to Donald Trump, meeting him in the White House, nearly a fortnight after he ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s pre…
DW
Nobel Peace Prize 2026 set to be announced
The committees that award the Nobel prizes do not announce the nominations, and the Nobel statutes ban the judges from discussing their deliberations for 50 years. Follow DW live to find out who they choose this year.
DW
Nobel Peace Prize 2026 goes to Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law
South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Follow DW live.
PBS
WATCH LIVE: Winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize is ...
The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday.
TIME
Meet the Nobel Peace Prize Contenders Who Could Beat Trump This Year
Trump has long campaigned for himself to win a Nobel Peace Prize, insisting he is deserving of the prestigious honor. Here's a look at the people and organizations that could beat him.
Al Jazeera
Trump on why he thinks he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
US President Donald Trump said it would be a ‘great discredit’ to the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
