Air Force One was forced to return to Joint Base Andrews shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening with President Donald Trump aboard, the White House said. The crew experienced a ‘minor electrical issue’ after takeoff at 10:20 p.m. and returned ‘out of an abundance of caution,’ according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump was en route to Davos, Switzerland, ...

Gunfire echoed through Tehran Tuesday as heavily armed militias were deployed across the Iranian capital, transforming some districts into fortified zones under intense security. Video footage showed bursts of automatic weapons after dark as government buildings, state media sites and major intersections were reportedly placed under guard, with armored pickups and masked fighters patrolling the streets in Toyotas. The trucks ...

Israel is watching Iran and is sending a blunt warning to the regime, which is facing international pressure over growing protests. ‘We are in high readiness,’ Israeli United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters. ‘We are ready with our defense capability, and we’re ready with our offensive capabilities… We would advise Iran not to test our capabilities.’ Danon also said ...

President Donald Trump fueled fresh uncertainty Tuesday, offering a terse ‘you’ll find out’ when asked at the White House how far he would go to get Greenland. Trump dismissed concerns that Greenlanders do not want to join the U.S. and that a move to seize the island would undermine the NATO alliance. In recent weeks, Trump has zeroed in on ...

President Donald Trump has suggested his proposed ‘Board of Peace’ in Gaza could replace the U.N., underscoring what one national security analyst has described as a revision of the ‘existing international order.’ Asked Tuesday whether he envisioned the new body supplanting the U.N., Trump replied, ‘It might.’ Speaking at a White House press conference, the president also told reporters the ...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed foreign world leaders for ‘rolling over’ when confronted by President Donald Trump, declaring he should have brought ‘kneepads’ for foreign dignitaries attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.  ‘People are rolling over. I should have brought a bunch of kneepads for all the world leaders,’ Newsom told reporters at the World Economic Forum in ...

President Donald Trump slammed Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a member of the far-left ‘Squad’ in the House, over her multimillion-dollar net worth during a news conference from the White House Tuesday afternoon. Trump called the Somali-born lawmaker from Minnesota ‘crooked’ Tuesday amid a probe by congressional Republicans on the House Oversight Committee looking into how Omar’s wealth exploded after she ...

In early 2026, the Irish pensions landscape will undergo one of its most significant shifts in decades. The introduction of auto-enrolment,  a system that will automatically enrol many employees into a pension scheme, marks a pivotal step in strengthening retirement savings across the country. For workers, employers and the wider system, the implications are profound. Here’s a comprehensive look at ...

For small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), equipping employees with the latest skills and tools needs to be a priority. After all, as the competition grows, SMEs can’t afford to be idle. And it’s not always possible for new hires or seasoned employees to know exactly what industry demands will look like. That’s why SMEs must budget for upskilling within their ...

A Danish lawmaker told President Donald Trump to ‘f— off’ during a recent heated debate at the European Parliament over the future of Greenland. Footage shows European Parliament member Anders Vistisen unleashing the rebuke during a session focused on U.S. interest in Greenland and amid Trump’s drive to acquire the Arctic territory, according to reports. The outburst came as Trump ...