Chelsea's Palmer ready to play 90 minutes, says Maresca

Dec 24 - Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer is finally ready to play a full match after months of injury struggles, manager Enzo ...

Putin has been briefed on U.S. proposals for Ukraine peace plan, the Kremlin says

MOSCOW, Dec 24 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has been briefed about contacts with President Donald Trump's envoys on U.S ...

Myanmar junta’s shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds

Analysts say establishing a stable administration is far-fetched as the civil war is still raging. Read more at ...

Japan’s TEPCO to partially restart world’s biggest nuclear power plant on Jan 20

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa was among 54 reactors shut after the Fukushima Daiichi plant meltdown in 2011. Read more at ...

Southeastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1-magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage

The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thai and Cambodia militaries hold talks on resuming ceasefire

BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 24 - Military officials from Thailand and Cambodia began talks on Wednesday, both countries said, days after the neighbours agreed to discuss resumption of a ceasefire after 16 ...

Ukraine unveils 20-point peace proposal under discussion with US

KYIV, Dec 24 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy outlined for the first time the main points of a draft 20-point framework peace proposal discussed by Ukraine and the United States, which he said could ...

France slams US visa ban as row over European 'censorship' deepens

PARIS, Dec 24 - France condemned on Wednesday a U.S. visa ban on Thierry Breton, a former European Union commissioner who helped drive landmark online regulation that Washington believes censors free ...