Yvonne Murray

in New York

China unleashed a range of counter-measures targeting American companies after Donald Trump imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese goods

Could China actually win from Trump's trade war?

Donald Trump's economic aggression and territorial ambitions sent shockwaves through the global order, but Beijing is poised to assume the leadership role vacated by Washington

Analysis and Comment • 10 Feb

Israeli activists deface sign ouside UNRWA field headquarters in East Jerusalem

What happens to UNRWA following Israeli ban?

Laws passed by the Israeli Knesset in October took effect on Thursday, banning UNRWA from Israeli soil and forbidding contact with Israeli officials. The UN Palestinian refugee agency vowed to continue its operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. But how long can it realistically go on?

World • 02 Feb

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik said Israel had a 'biblical right' to the West Bank

United Nations braces for Trump headwinds

With an "America - and Israel - first" approach, the incoming US Ambassador could be on a collision course with the UN, not least over her view Israel has a "biblical right" to the West Bank.

World • 26 Jan

Jake Porter, of Orange County, Calif., watches the second inauguration of President Donald Trump at Union Pub on Capitol Hill

MAGA fans: Trump 'bringing God back into this country'

Inside a bar on Washington's Massachusetts Avenue, spirits were high during Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.

US • 20 Jan

There has been an outpouring of community support for the tens of thousands of people displaced by the fires

Dust begins to settle as Los Angeles reels from wildfires

As the smoke began to clear across Los Angeles in the past few days, air quality improved, and the dust began to settle, quite literally, reports Yvonne Murray.

US • 15 Jan

Watch: LA 'not out of danger' as locals query readiness

On the ground in Los Angeles, RTÉ's Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray reports that residents are beginning to ask why state firefighters were not better resourced for an event of this scale.

US • 14 Jan

A volunteer, Donna, speaking from an open air donation centre in Arcadia in LA

'We need water': On the frontline with volunteers in LA

"We need band aids, water, blood pressure kits and baby wipes," said Donna, a volunteer at a sprawling open air donation centre in Arcadia, Los Angeles County.

US • 14 Jan

The Eaton Fire has laid waste to the timber-framed houses that once stood in Altadena

Watch: Scorched streets lie abandoned in eerily quiet LA

The signs of a ferocious and merciless blaze are everywhere: a backyard basketball hoop - buckled and scorched; a washing machine - now an empty black shell; and the chassis of a car turned to molten metal, running down the ash-strewn street.

US • 13 Jan

Watch: Scale of destruction as LA 'still a city on fire'

Wildfires in Los Angeles have killed at least 14 people and more than 150,000 others have been forced to flee their homes in order to find safety as Yvonne Murray reports from a devastated neighbourhood in LA.

US • 12 Jan

Greenland is on the frontline of a great power competition

Why does Donald Trump want Greenland so much?

With it's rare earth minerals and strategic location, Greenland stands on the frontline of a new battleground in great power competition between America on one hand, and Russia and China on the other.

US • 11 Jan