Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is due to appear in court in Co Down this morning charged with rape and other historical sexual offences.

The US Congress has given final approval to a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with President Joe Biden quickly vowing to sign the long-delayed bill.

Ireland's housing crisis has been highlighted in a report assessing human rights in 155 countries by Amnesty International.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is due to visit a Palestinian refugee camp run by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian affairs, as part of his visit to the Middle East.

The National Union of Journalists is expected to tell the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Media that the voice of RTÉ staff "has been missing from discourse" about the series of scandals that have hit the broadcaster in the last year.