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Norwegian Nobel Committee

Norwegian Nobel Committee
The latest news and top stories on the Norwegian Nobel Committee. A Oslo-based awarding body, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is dedicated to selecting the recipient of the annual Nobel Peace Prize. Its primary mission involves identifying individuals or organisations that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind in the field of peace.
The International Criminal Court building in The Hague. The US has added the ICC to its Specially Designated Nationals list, alongside violent criminals and drug cartels. Photo: TNS
United States

My Take | The US and Israel have gone full rogue

As Israel denounces Nobel Peace laureate Navi Pillay, the US sanctions the entire International Criminal Court.

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Nobel Prize

Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

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Nobel Prize

‘Bold and inventive’: Canada’s Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Donald Trump

Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize but has doubts he will get it

The US president has waged war with Iran and has yet to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia.

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US President Donald Trump receives the Fifa Peace Prize from FIFA President Giovanni Infantino in Washington in December 2025. Photo: EPA
Nobel Prize

Kagan, Soai win Nobel Chemistry Prize for solving chemical asymmetry puzzle

The scientists were honoured for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis.

Nobel Prize

‘Neutrino Man’ Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics

The Belgian-American scientist was honoured for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.

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Nobel Prize

Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to US-German trio for work on optogenetics

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were honoured for their research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.

Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals and organisations for work leading to great advances for humanity. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump says US will ‘guide’ ships out of Hormuz, as vessels attacked

US to launch new mission dubbed ‘Project Freedom’ as Tehran signals interference would be seen as a ceasefire violation.

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US-Venezuela conflict

Venezuela’s Machado says ‘no regrets’ about giving her Nobel Prize to Trump

The opposition leader called the US president a leader who ‘risked the lives of his country’s citizens’ for her nation’s freedom.

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Iran

Iran sentences Nobel laureate to 7 more years amid stand-off with US

As Iran extends the jail term for Narges Mohammadi, its foreign minister strikes a maximalist position after US talks.

A mural with a picture of Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters
Fifa

Fifa boss sorry for offending British football fans, defends Trump peace prize

Gianni Infantino, who awarded Trump the inaugural Fifa peace prize, had said the Qatar World Cup was special because ‘no Brit was arrested’.

US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Fifa’s Gianni Infantino as he is presented with the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize, at the Kennedy Centre in Washington on December 5. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

‘World is not secure’: Trump abandons ‘peace’ after Nobel snub, tells Norway PM

Trump says ‘World is not secure’ without US control of Greenland, as US president rejects peace-focused diplomacy in a blunt message to Norwegian PM.

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US-Venezuela conflict

Venezuela’s Machado says she ‘presented’ her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

US president praises Machado for her ‘wonderful’ gesture as he warms to Venezuela’s new leaders.

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Nobel Prize

Nobel panel rejects Machado’s idea to give her Peace Prize to Trump

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the award cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others.

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Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado greets supporters from a balcony of a hotel in Oslo, Norway, last month. Photo: AFP
Iran

No contact with Iran Nobel winner laureate arrest, supporters say

Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Peace Prize laureate, was detained on Friday alongside dozens of activists and may face national security charges.

Nobel Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was arrested in Iran. Photo: Narges Mohammad Foundation via AFP
Middle East

Iran detains Nobel Prize winner Narges Mohammadi in ‘brutal’ arrest

The activist’s brother says she was beaten on the legs, held by her hair and ‘dragged down’ by security forces personnel.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Fugitive Nobel laureate Machado details secret US help to reach Norway

Nobel laureate breaks silence on months in hiding, detailing essential US support for her clandestine exit to Oslo to receive Peace Prize.

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Nordic nations

Venezuela’s Machado urges global fight for democracy after Nobel win

The Nobel laureate, barred from travel and forced into hiding by her home country, missed the ceremony in Oslo to receive the Peace Prize.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures as she votes during the presidential election, in Caracas on July 28, 2024. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela’s Machado will not receive Nobel Peace Prize in person

The Venezuelan opposition figure, who has been in hiding for over a year, will have her daughter accept the award in Norway.

Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela’s Machado defies warning, vows to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

Caracas has said Maria Corina Machado will be considered a ‘fugitive’ if she travels to Norway to accept the prize.

War and conflict

As I see it | The Nobel Peace Prize should now be called the Nobel war prize

Winner Maria Corina Machado can be held up as a poster child of American militarism against her own country, Venezuela, and across Latin America.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at an anti-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 9. Photo: AP
Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela’s Nobel laureate urges Maduro to cede power peacefully

Maria Corina Machado, speaking from hiding, warned the president that he will leave power ‘with or without negotiation’.

President Nicolas Maduro aims a bow and arrow during Indigenous Day. Photo: AP
Norway

Venezuela closes embassy in Norway after Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela says embassy closure was part of a restructuring of its foreign service - a move Norway called ‘regrettable’.

Nobel Prize

Trio wins economics Nobel for innovation and creative destruction

Nobel winners Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt, were honoured for highlighting creative destruction’s role in technological progress.

Nobel Prize

Venezuela’s Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize as Trump Gaza deal falls short

The White House criticised the decision, viewing it as a snub to President Trump and claiming the committee prioritised ‘politics over peace’.

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Maria Corina Machado speaks to supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, in January. Photo: EPA
Donald Trump

Trump’s push for the Nobel Peace Prize won’t sway us, says committee

US president claims he ‘deserves it’, but the Norwegian Nobel Committee insists its decisions are based on merit, not media campaigns.

US President Donald Trump at a 9/11 ceremony in Washington on Thursday. Photo: AP
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