Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for work on genocide and war crimes
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, citing decades of work on genocide and war-crimes accountability. The announcement was made in Oslo on Friday and confirmed that Pillay is the fifth South African to receive the prize. The committee said her career had been marked by judicial rigour, personal integrity and considerable courage.Pillay is 85 and has spent much of her professional life in international law and human rights. She defended anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, later became the first woman of colour to sit on the High Court... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Oct 2026 15:29 LONDON
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Trump attacks Nobel Committee, defends Abraham Accords and Gaza, while signaling pressure on Iran
President Donald Trump made multiple posts on Truth Social in the last hour: - "RT @SchoenlawToday the Nobel Committee shamed itself beyond repair and demeaned the once great Nobel Peace Prize by giving it to the UN's Navi Pillay. Pillay is an unabashed hater of America and Israel. In her position she celebrated terrorists and rewarded Hamas. She conducted a phony "investigation" claiming to find that Israel committed genocide and urging prosecution. She has no credibility in any normal sphere and has never done a thing to foster peace. But what could be expected from a committee that previously gave... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 09 Oct 2026 14:30 LONDON
