Begging the question is an argument whose premises already assume the conclusion, so it demonstrates nothing new. A classic example: wool sweaters are better than nylon jackets for fall because they have more wool content, which quietly assumes wool is better to begin with. The Latin name is petitio principii, and a circular version is claiming the Bible is true because the Bible says so. In everyday English the phrase has drifted to mean raise the question, a usage that logicians criticise because it dilutes the original meaning. The fault is in the structure of the argument, not in how strongly someone believes it.

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.