'Stain on the country': Trump criticises Norway over Nobel Peace Prize
The US president told a rally he had "never heard of" the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay.
BBC News reports that the US president told a rally he had "never heard of" the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay.
The story is also being covered by The Hindu. The Hindu reports that the U.S. President called Navi Pillay a “mystery person” during a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York.
This world story centres on Norway. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Stain, Nobel Peace Prize and Navi Pillay.
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- Norway · Europe
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- BBC News and The Hindu
- First reported
- Key names
- Stain, Nobel Peace Prize, Navi Pillay, International Criminal Court
- Section
- World
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- BBC News'Stain on the country': Trump criticises Norway over Nobel Peace Prize
- The HinduTrump says Norway has 'indelible stain' for not awarding him Nobel Peace Prize
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