Yvonne Murray

The unpopularity of the war in the US and abroad meant Iran's Lego videos landed on fertile ground and spread organically across the internet worldwide, writes Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/2026/0418…

US is actively pursuing policy of regime change in other countries. First Venezuela, then Iran. Now it looks like Cuba could be next, writes Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray rte.ie/b/1565602

The Iran war marks the first time the US military has deployed its AI warfare capability on such a large scale, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

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This war is less than three days old, but as energy prices spike, financial markets wobble, and international flights stay on the ground, everybody is wondering what is likely to happen next rte.ie/news/analysis-…

Since the ceasefire in Gaza was declared last October, hundreds of people have been killed and injured, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

The UN's top man wrote a letter to member states warning of imminent "financial collapse". RTÉ Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray looks at why the UN is in such dire finanical straits rte.ie/news/analysis-…

Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray writes that a sweeping purge of China's senior generals is raising questions about the country’s internal volatility as well as fears of a military miscalculation rte.ie/b/1556067

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Much of US posturing in recent weeks involving threats to take Greenland has presented fairly robust evidence that Washington now sees international borders as little more than a nicety, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

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After 14 years covering international diplomacy and global crises from the United Nations, it's time to move on... Excited to share that I will be @Reuters co-breaking news editor for the United States and Canada with the amazing @caitlinwebber from February 1.

The UN has had its fair share of knocks over its 80 years. However, the latest move by Donald Trump to set up a rival organisation under his personal stewardship could prove its biggest challenge yet, writes Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray. rte.ie/news/analysis-…

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Does the president of the UN General Assembly think DT's Board of Peace undermines the @UN? @UN_PGA @IrishTimes @yvmurray

After hundreds, possibly thousands, of Iranian protesters were killed, Donald Trump urged the people to stay on the streets, promising help was on the way. But he later pulled back. What will happen next, asks Global Security reporter Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

As the audacious capture by US special forces of the leader of Venezuela gripped the world, the mood at the UN - the headquarters of world diplomacy - was dark, writes Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/2026/0106…

Yes, the US wants Venezuela's oil but that's not all, writes Global Security Reporter Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

European leaders flocked to Angola this week to strike deals and deepen cooperation with their African counterparts, as global tensions mount, writes Yvonne Murray rte.ie/news/analysis-…

Next weekend, the South African city of Johannesburg will host the Group of 20 summit of the world’s top economies rte.ie/news/analysis-…

A little more than ten years ago, the US and China's joint commitment to combat climate change paved the way for the Paris Agreement. Now, the US has turned its back on climate policy while China forges ahead with renewables. rte.ie/news/analysis-…