The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, fought from 12 to 15 November 1942, was the decisive clash in the months-long struggle for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. US forces had landed on 7 August and seized an airfield, later named Henderson Field. Japan repeatedly tried to retake it. In early November it assembled a convoy to carry 7,000 infantry to the island. Air and sea fighting over four days, mostly near Guadalcanal, left the convoy largely destroyed and the US in control of the sea approaches. The only two US Navy admirals killed in a surface battle in the war died in the fighting.

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.