New Year's Eve across the world - in pictures

All the world's countries have now welcomed in 2026.

Democratic socialist sworn in as New York mayor in old subway stop

New York's new mayor Zohran Mamdani has made history and been inaugurated in a disused subway station.

Several people killed in Iran as cost-of-living protests turn deadly

The largest protests in Iran in three years reached a deadly climax overnight into Thursday, with several people killed, Iranian media and a rights group have reported.

Witness saw people 'walking on top of others' as they tried to escape fire in packed bar

A man who witnessed a bar fire in Switzerland has told Sky News he saw patrons walking over people as they tried to escape the packed venue.

How a New Year's party 'turned into a nightmare': What we know about deadly Swiss ski resort fire

A fierce blaze that broke out in a Swiss ski resort during New Year's Eve celebrations has killed about 40 people and injured 115, police said on Thursday afternoon.

Sky News experts make their 2026 predictions

From a make-or-break year for Sir Keir Starmer, to the war in Ukraine and the surging influence of China, 2026 is shaping up to be just as newsworthy as 2025.


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