Israel elects its 120-seat Knesset in a single national vote, with voters choosing party lists rather than individual candidates. After the October 27, 2026 election, official results were published on November 4 and handed to President Isaac Herzog. The president then gives the task of forming a government to the candidate most likely to succeed, who has 28 days, extendable by up to 14, to win a vote of confidence. If that fails, the mandate can pass to another candidate, then to any member who gathers 61 signatures, with 14 more days. The whole process can take up to 103 days, and if no government is sworn in, the Knesset automatically dissolves and new elections follow.

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.