Socotra is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean, about 380 kilometres south of the Arabian Peninsula. Geologically it is a fragment of the Somali plate, so although it is culturally part of Yemen, its land is linked to Africa. Its isolation has produced an extraordinary number of endemic species: about a third of its plants grow nowhere else on Earth. The island's dragon's blood trees and bottle-shaped trees give it an alien appearance, and UNESCO recognised it as a World Heritage Site in 2008.

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.