The new wave of British heavy metal, shortened to NWOBHM, was a movement that began in England in the mid-1970s and went international by the early 1980s. The name was coined by the editor Alan Lewis for a May 1979 article by Geoff Barton in the music paper Sounds, as punk declined. Its bands fused the intensity and speed of punk with heavy metal, and their DIY ethic led to self-produced records and many small labels. Lyrics were about fantasy, horror, mythology and the rock lifestyle. Its musicians were largely young working-class men hit by unemployment after the 1973–75 recession. By some estimates it spawned as many as a thousand bands.

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.