Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize as Washington sanctions the entire ICC
South African jurist Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her career in international law, sparking a diplomatic crisis as the Trump administration imposes unprecedented sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Also in this briefing: President Trump rejects Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and the Nobel in Medicine is awarded to the pioneers of optogenetics.
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Navi Pillay became the fifth South African to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her international law career.
United States sanctions now block the International Criminal Court from accessing dollar transactions and American technology.
European banks face secondary sanctions due to conflicting legal obligations between the United States and European Union.
President Trump rejected a seven day timeline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling the offer weakness.
Brent crude prices reached one hundred five dollars a barrel as finished fuels remain blocked in Iran.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine recognized optogenetics for using light-sensitive algal proteins to control specific brain cells.
- 01Intro1 min
- 02Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize as Washington sanctions the entire ICC: The Facts1 min
- 03Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize as Washington sanctions the entire ICC: The Fallout2 min
- 04Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz offer and weighs strikes before the midterms1 min
- 05Where things stand1 min
- 06Nobel in Medicine goes to optogenetics, the technique of controlling brain cells with light3 min
- 07Outro1 min
- 2026 Nobel Peace Prize - Wikipedia
- Donald Trump slams Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay over snub | The Jerusalem Post
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- Press release
- Trump slams Norway over Nobel snub, claims he deserved eight Peace Prizes for wars he says he settled
- US imposes new sanctions on international criminal court
- US sanctions International Criminal Court, hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
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- Trump slams norway and nobel committee after missing out peace prize
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- Trump criticises Nobel Committee after Pillay wins 2026 Peace Prize
- Trump fumes over Nobel peace prize snub and criticizes Norway
- The ICC strongly rejects US sanctions against the institution
- International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions | Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Trump hits International Criminal Court with sanctions after Nobel goes to former judge
- ‘Serious blow’: Guterres condemns new US sanctions on International Criminal Court
- Assault administration justice us sanctions against icc threaten system
- Trump promises not to attack Iran before November’s US midterms
- Trump rejects Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Middle East news
- Trump says U.S. will not resume military strikes on Iran before Nov. 3 midterm elections
- Trump offers Iran path to nuclear deal while keeping up military pressure
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- Iran scales up Hormuz attacks, raising pressure on Trump as midterms near
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- Press release
- Optogenetics breakthrough wins Nobel Prize
- Optogenetics researchers awarded 2026 nobel prize in physiology or medicine 28820
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