Former UN rights chief Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
Summary
This episode covers the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay and escalating Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport that killed three people. It also examines the controversy over a live-streamed military execution in the US and an investigation into ICE agents shooting a man in New York. The report includes stories of Ukrainians fleeing Kyiv for rural safety, toxic smog closing schools in Malaysia, and a controversial Donald Trump statue displayed at the European Parliament.
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Introduction and summary of main news stories
Navi Pillay awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport and Saudi airspace
Controversy over live-streaming of Nadia Hassan execution
ICE agents shoot man in car with child in New York
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Ukrainians fleeing Kyiv as winter and attacks intensify
Toxic smog from Indonesian wildfires closes Malaysian schools
Scientists map largest cellular family tree in a mammal
Controversial Trump statue displayed in European Parliament
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