In the late 1880s the Swiss army wanted a folding pocket knife for its soldiers that could open canned food and maintain the Schmidt-Rubin service rifle, which needed a screwdriver to take apart. The design that resulted was officially designated Model 1890 in January 1891, with a blade, reamer, can opener and screwdriver in oak-handled grips. No Swiss firm could yet produce the 15,000 units ordered, so the first batch was made by the German manufacturer Wester & Co. of Solingen and delivered in October 1891. The idea of a multi-tool pocket knife was older, since Herman Melville described such a device in Moby-Dick in 1851. What the army needed was a practical kit that a soldier could carry in a pocket. The knife became a symbol of Swiss precision and a model for the modern multi-tool.

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.