The saola, a rare forest bovid of the Annamite Mountains along the Laos-Vietnam border, was only described by scientists in 1992, and its nickname is the 'Asian unicorn'. It is the sole member of its genus and is thought to have changed little over about 15 million years. It has not been officially recorded since a camera-trap photo in 2013, fewer than 50 are estimated to survive, and none live in captivity. Since 2025 the Saola Foundation has searched 300 square kilometres of remote forest in Bolikhamxay province with local trackers, sniffer dogs and rapid field DNA kits. Funding has been cut sharply, and the team has been operating month to month, with emergency zoo donations covering October. Conservationists disagree over whether the animal still survives.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.