Germany, UK and France remain CERN's biggest backers

Since the 11 September 2001 attacks, US air power has been used repeatedly across multiple regions under both Republican and Democratic administrations. The map summarises where airstrikes, drone strikes or missile attacks were carried out, but the underlying record shows continuity rather than exception.

In some regions, unresolved conflicts are solidifying into prolonged humanitarian emergencies, while in others, long-standing tensions are at risk of flaring up again under political pressure or regional strain.

More than 20 countries across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America have been bombed by the United States since 1945.

Rising from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, the Jeddah Tower is set to become the world’s tallest building and a monumental structure that could surpass even Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa.