Health spending per person in the United States is higher than in any other G7 country, the group of major advanced economies that includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom. The comparison adjusts for differences in living costs, so it measures what people actually buy rather than just currency values. Much of the gap comes from higher prices for medical services, drugs and administration, along with a system in which private insurance and out-of-pocket payments play a larger role than in most peers. The US does not get clearly better health outcomes in return on measures such as life expectancy, which trails most of the group. Other countries achieve lower costs through national budgets, negotiated prices and more centralised purchasing.

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.