(c) Sky News 2026: The most striking pictures of the week
(c) Sky News 2026: The most striking pictures of the week
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Bangladesh's Nationalist Party wins majority in historic election
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has secured a majority victory in the country's first election since the Gen Z-driven uprising of 2024.
Sir Keir Starmer to accuse Reform UK and Greens of being 'soft on Russia' and 'weak on NATO'
Sir Keir Starmer will accuse parties like Reform UK and the Greens of being "soft on Russia", "weak on NATO" and more likely to leave the nation divided and defeated.
Two British skiers among three dead after avalanche at Val d'Isere resort in the French Alps
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Team GB secure first gold at 2026 Winter Olympics as Matt Weston wins men's singles skeleton
Matt Weston has won gold in the men's singles skeleton competition, Team GB's first medal at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
The price of speaking out against the Iranian regime
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Who is Matt Weston? The athlete who has won Team GB's first gold at 2026 Winter Olympics
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Epstein asked staff to install hidden video cameras at his Florida home, email exchange shows
Sky News has found an email exchange from 2014 showing that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein asked a member of staff to install hidden video cameras at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.
US military completes transfer of thousands of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq
The US military has completed the transfer of thousands of Islamic State (IS) detainees from Syria to Iraq, the US Central Command has said.