The Latest Breaking News from Nobel Committee

Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: 10 Things To Know About the Former ICC Judge

South African jurist Navi Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing peace and international law, as the Nobel Committee warns that global legal institutions face mounting pressure.

International Business Times UK · Oct 9

Donald Trump grins like a 5yo as he gets a second-hand Nobel Peace Prize, but the Nobel Committee soon wipes it off his face

Donald Trump finally got his hands on a Nobel Peace Prize. Not his Nobel Peace Prize or the one awarded to him. But one he accepted anyway.

The Mary Sue · Jan 20

Trump Keeps Nobel Peace Prize Medal After Machado Presents Award in White House Meeting

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave Trump her Nobel Prize medal. The Nobel Committee says the honour cannot be transferred.

International Business Times UK · Jan 16

White House Accuses Nobel Committee Of 'Politics Over Peace' After Trump Snubbed For Prize Won By Venezuelan Activist María Corina Machado

On Friday, the White House criticized the Nobel Committee for what it called a political decision to deny President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, which instead went to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

Benzinga · Oct 11, 2025

Venezuelan Leader María Corina Machado Mentions Trump in Her First Words After Winning the Nobel Peace Prize

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in recognition of her persistent fight for democracy and her nonviolent challenge to authoritarian rule. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored her "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

Latin Times · Oct 10, 2025

Nobel awards to take place in Stockholm with full glitz and glamour

Nobel laureates congregated in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday for the first fully in-person award ceremonies complete with a formal banquet since the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed events in the past two years.

Reuters · Dec 10, 2022

Therese Raphael: On Putin's birthday, the Nobel Peace Prize honors his enemies

We can’t know what was said in those secret deliberations, but the Nobel Committee must have thought about giving Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Peace prize. That would have been a popular choice — he easily topped the 2022 Time magazine reader poll for the most influential person of the year.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Nobel Peace Prize winners hailed for ‘outstanding courage’

The highly symbolic choice of laureates from three nations at centre of Ukraine war have spurred a flurry of reaction.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Nobel Prize awarded to Ukraine, Russia and Belurus campaigners

A jailed Belarusian human rights activist and human rights organisations from Russia and Ukraine have been announced as winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022

A short history of the Nobel Prize in Literature

It’s been riddled with controversy, there are egregious omissions in the list of winners. But it remains an important reminder to read more widely, and in translation, across cultures and geographies.

The Hindu · Oct 6, 2022