The Okavango Delta is a vast inland delta in Botswana, where the Okavango River spreads across the Kalahari Desert basin at about 930 to 1,000 metres above sea level. Each year about 11 cubic kilometres of water flood sandy plains and islands covering 6,000 to 15,000 square kilometres. Much of the water seeps into the shallow aquifer below, and nearly all of it is eventually evaporated or taken up and released by plants. Because the water has nowhere to flow, the delta is one of the few major interior deltas that do not reach a sea or ocean. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 and is home to the Moremi Game Reserve. The delta was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that had mostly dried up by the early Holocene.

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka handed his resignation to parliament after questions were raised about his eligibility for office and his academic credentials. Gibran is the son of former president Joko Widodo, and his resignation came as Widodo publicly backed the president, Prabowo Subianto. Gibran had been elected vice president in 2024 as Prabowo's running mate. His candidacy was made possible by a 2023 Constitutional Court ruling on the minimum age for candidates, which was itself controversial. Parliament will now consider the resignation.

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.