The Kingdom of Benin was a traditional kingdom in southern Nigeria, centred on the city now called Benin City. It grew out of the earlier Edo Kingdom of Igodomigodo around the 11th century. It is not related to the modern Republic of Benin, which was known as Dahomey until 1975. In the 15th and 16th centuries the kingdom was at its most prosperous, trading with European powers and creating a remarkable art tradition in cast bronze, brass, ivory and carved wood. The British annexed it in 1897, but the monarchy survived as a non-sovereign institution.

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.