Lalibela is a town in the Lasta mountains of northern Ethiopia, at about 2,600 metres. Its churches were cut from living rock rather than built from blocks, and most date from around 900 years ago. Carvers worked downward, shaping each church from the top of the bedrock and leaving it standing within a trench. Connecting tunnels and trenches link the buildings. The site was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.

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.