Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to begin talks on a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas as he visits the new Trump administration in Washington.
Conservative Bart De Wever has been sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister, after striking a hard-fought coalition deal that moves the country to the right.
Elon Musk, who is heading US President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the federal government has said there is work ongoing to shut down the US foreign aid agency, USAID.
While attention is naturally focused on events in the Middle East, the key to the Gaza ceasefire's survival almost certainly still lies in Washington, writes Deputy Foreign Editor Edmund Heaphy.
One year on from heated protests over the arrival of asylum seekers at the only hotel in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, RTÉ Drivetime reporter John Cooke found out what happened next.
Projects focused on artificial intelligence, male infertility and solar panels are among those to benefit from a €2.5 million investment through the Research Ireland Industry Research, Development and Innovation Fellowship Programme.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin will join other EU leaders for an informal meeting in Brussels, which will be dominated by the EU's policy on defence, as well as Donald Trump's return to the White House.
January is always the busiest month for booking holidays.
However, this year a slow start after the Christmas holidays and two weather events impacted trading, according to Paul Hackett, CEO and founder of Click&Go holidays.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will urge European leaders to "continue bearing down" on Russian President Vladimir Putin when he becomes the first UK leader to attend a European Council gathering since Brexit.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Panama's president that the US will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not take steps to end what Donald Trump sees as China's influence over the Panama Canal.
US President Donald Trump said the sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause "some pain" for Americans, as global markets reflected concerns the levies could undermine growth and reignite inflation.
The leaders of the Dáil's political parties and groupings look set to meet with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris on Tuesday to try to agree on a compromise on the speaking rights row.
The Israeli military blew up several buildings in the occupied West Bank in a series of simultaneous explosions that the Palestinian state news agency said had levelled around 20 buildings in the Jenin refugee camp.
A former minister for justice and minister for foreign affairs has said he fears vital evidence may not be available to a UK inquiry into the Omagh bombing because the Irish Government is not holding its own hearings and cannot compel witnesses to co-operate with a process in another jurisdiction.
