Yvonne Murray

in New York

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 30, 2017 shows China's President Xi Jinping (L) delivering a speech on the opening day of the World Economic Forum, on January 17, 2017 in Davos, and US President Donald Trump (R) announcing the final

Trade, Taiwan and TikTok to dominate Trump-Xi meeting

Tensions between the world's two most powerful countries, the US and China, are rising over trade and national security. A meeting of China's elites revealed plans to press ahead with tech innovation and manufacturing self-reliance as the US and Europe rail against China's supply chain dominance.

Analysis and Comment • 25 Oct

Protesters react as they push a metal container to use as a barricade during clashes with Malagasy security forces amid a strike calling for constitutional reforms and the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 9, 2025. Prote

Governments topple as youth protests spread worldwide

A wave of Gen Z protests have spread across the world from South East Asia to Sub Saharan Africa, with a range of grievances from govenment corruption to poor public services to internet censorship. Whether they will usher in a new political reality is hard to predict but change is afoot.

Analysis and Comment • 19 Oct

Composite of Morrison visa recipients Fergal O’Brien and Orla Maguire

'Optimism and success' - Gala celebrates Morrison visas

45,000 Irish people went to America under the Morrison Visa programme between 1992 and 1995, reporter Yvonne Murray meets some of those recipients at a glitzy gala dinner at the top of the Rockefeller Centre in New York to hear their stories.

World • 03 Oct

Photo shows a collage of Irish people who were recipients of Morrison visas in the 1990s

Legacy of 'Morrison Visa' to be celebrated in New York

Immigration is very unpopular in US politics today - but it wasn't always the case.

World • 01 Oct

Climate Week goes on as Trump blasts 'con job'

It was an unusual start to the annual Climate Week with US President Donald Trump labelling climate change "a hoax" and "the greatest con job". While spirits weren't dampened, America's divergence sees the conversation shift from decarbonisation to energy security, writes Yvonne Murray.

Analysis and Comment • 28 Sep

No security guarantees but 'weapons, friends' - Zelensky

There are no security guarantees apart from "weapons and friends," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the United Nations General Assembly.

Ukraine • 26 Sep

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City. World leaders convened for the 80th Session of UNGA, with th

Packed hall as Trump goes off script on biggest stage

There wasn't a spare seat to be had in the gallery of the General Assembly, as people packed in to hear US President Donald Trump deliver a speak that covered war, climate and escalators.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Sep

Palestinian recognition dominates day one of UN Assembly

After France joined Western allies such as Britain and Canada yesterday in recognising a Palestinian state, our Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray runs through the key take aways from Day One of the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday.

Analysis and Comment • 23 Sep

Outrageous no Palestine delegation at UN summit - Harris

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said it is "outrageous" that the Palestinian Authority is not allowed to attend the UN General Assembly and called it an "extraordinarily dangerous precedent".

World • 22 Sep

What to expect at this year's UN General Assembly

World leaders will gather in New York next week for the UN's General Assembly. But amid spiralling global crises, funding cuts and diplomatic deadlock, some even wonder if the UN's 80th birthday could be its last. Here are some things to look out for this week.

Analysis and Comment • 20 Sep