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Peace laureate calls Trump's court attacks 'unlawful'; economics…

The Peace Prize winner criticized Trump's attacks on the International Criminal Court as unlawful, negative, and cruel; meanwhile, the economics prize went to two Americans for work on crisis management.

On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:10 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by Sky News: “Nobel Peace Prize winner criticises Trump over 'negative and cruel' attacks”, with reporting from CNBC.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 3:10 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Nobel Peace Prize, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Activists accuse new Nobel laureate Navi Pillay over China and Uyghurs (October 12).

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe newly named Nobel Peace Prize winner has criticised Donald Trump's attacks on the International Criminal Court, calling them completely unlawful, and also negative and cruel.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA peace laureate and an American president trading insults. It's a grim sign, Gloria, and I do love a grim sign.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's a legal argument, Dale, about whether a court's authority can be dismissed by the people it might one day scrutinise.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight. Courts. Dreadful things.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSeparately, the economics prize went to Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Guardian says their work on smoothing crises underpins the models central banks use.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSmoothing crises. I'd settle for a smoother cup of tea.

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