Thomas Morgan

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Thomas Morgan |Patrick Martin

A US court has deemed Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs illegal, in a significant setback to the president's attempts to reorder global trade. Wall Street posted gains on Thursday following the ruling, which is already being appealed by the Trump administration. The lawsuit was filed by a group of small businesses, including wine wholesaler VOS Selections, whose owner has said the tariffs could torpedo the company.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Thomas Morgan |Rachel Wearmouth |Patrick Martin

A man has been detained after a car hit pedestrians in the UK city of Liverpool during celebrations over the local football club's Premier League victory. In a statement, Merseyside Police said they were "currently dealing with reports of a road traffic collision in Liverpool city centre". "We were contacted at just after 6pm today, Monday 26 May, following reports a car had been in collision with a number of pedestrians on Water Street. "The car stopped at the scene and a male has been detained.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Thomas Morgan

Russia has announced its delegation to attend peace talks with Ukraine in Türkiye later on Thursday, but Russian President Vladimir Putin's name is not listed. The Russian president has confirmed a group of senior diplomats and defence officials will be in Moscow's delegation, but his own name was not on the list.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Thomas Morgan

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he "will be waiting" to meet Vladimir Putin face-to-face this week, after Donald Trump told the Ukrainian president not to wait for a ceasefire offer from Russia. Over the weekend, Mr Putin proposed peace talks be held with Ukraine in Türkiye aimed at eliminating "the root causes of the conflict".

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Thomas Morgan |Kathryn Diss

The United States has been attempting to bridge the gap between Ukraine and Russia in the last two months, in a bid to bring about an end to the three-year-old war. But so far, a breakthrough has seemed elusive between the two sides, who remain at odds on a number of points. So what do Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy want to see done? Both Ukraine and Russia have wanted to see a ceasefire put in place before a formal agreement to end the war.