Abide With Me was written in 1847 by the Anglican priest Henry Francis Lyte, who was dying of tuberculosis when he composed the words. The hymn's plea to God to stay with the singer as evening falls has made it a favourite at funerals and public occasions. It is usually sung to the tune Eventide, composed by William Henry Monk in 1861. Recordings such as this 1914 version by Olive Kline and Elsie Baker helped spread it widely in the early days of recorded music.

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.