Day: January 21, 2026

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary thanked Elon Musk for a “wonderful boost in publicity,” after the billionaire insulted him online, calling him “insufferable” and “an idiot.” Despite Musk’s insults on social media, O’Leary said they boosted Ryanair’s bookings by 2-3% in five days. He highlighted a recent seat sale increase, crediting Musk’s attention for the surge, Azernews reports.

Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams, who spent nine months stuck in space between 2024 and 2025, has announced her retirement from NASA.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, US President Donald Trump described the current moment as a turning point for peace and transformation in the South Caucasus, a region that for decades was marked by one of the world’s most protracted and deeply rooted conflicts.

Mortgage applications in the United States observed a weekly surge of 14.1% in the week ending January 16, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey published on Wednesday showed, Azernews reports.