Neighbours

Chad accuses Sudan of cross-border strike, raises alert level

Man in Malaysia recalls how he scaled 7 storeys to save trapped elderly neighbour

The man with his elderly neighbour seated at the window ledge of an apartment in Penang.

Italian NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Latvian airspace

Servicemen of the Latvian National Guard gather before a search operation for the debris from an intercepted drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Rugaji, Latvia, August 14, 2026. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

Poland and Baltics shield infrastructure, fearing a Russian false-flag strike

FILE PHOTO: A police boat is seen in the foreground of the floating storage regasification unit \"Independence\" on October 27, 2014, one of the key infrastructure objects in Lithuania now guarded by military due to fears of a Russian false-flag attack. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo

US to face Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada in friendlies

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 16 - United States v Belgium - Seattle Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - July 6, 2026 U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino looks dejected after the match following their elimination from the World Cup IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Blake Dahlin/File Photo

Forum: When mediation fails, neighbours need to be protected from escalating disputes

Patchy warnings, outdated plans left victims of Spanish wildfire to fend for themselves

An airplane release water above the wildfire of La Mierla in Condemios de Arriba, Guadalajara, Spain July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

Cash for quiet? Apartment residents in South Korea turn to paid noise settlements

Some have begun paying their neighbours as a peaceful compensation for the noise they made.

Finding Joy

I lost one community, only to find another

The main tower of Thomson View, the writer's old home, with tarpaulin cladding reaching ever higher, like a shroud being pulled up.

Yohei Kono, Japanese lawmaker who issued landmark apology over wartime brothels, dies at 89

FILE PHOTO: Yohei Kono, head of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, speaks with China's Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured), at the Great Hall of People, in Beijing, China April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Parker Song/Pool/File Photo

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