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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maira Butt

Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay roasts Trump after winning award: ‘If you clap more I might share it with him’

Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has taken a swipe at Donald Trump after winning the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, joking that she would offer to share it with him.

The South African judge and legal expert was awarded the prize for being “instrumental in ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted”, according to Nobel committee chairJørgen Watne Frydnes.

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