On 11 November 1918, the day of the Armistice that ended the First World War, Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquished power. He had come to the throne in November 1916 after the death of Emperor Franz Joseph, having become heir presumptive when his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914. As Charles IV he was also King of Hungary, and he was the last ruler of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine over Austria-Hungary. Within days of his step back, the monarchy was abolished, ending a dynasty that had ruled central Europe for centuries.

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.