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The US' top diplomat to the Solomon Islands was forced to respond to a Sputnik investigative feature on a suspected campaign by Washington to interfere in the islands’ April 17 general elections, assuring there’s no truth in the matter. That doesn’t explain Washington's sudden interest in the strategic island nation, says Professor Joe Siracusa.

The Netanyahu government still can drag the US into an exhausting and dangerous conflict with Iran, warns the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a DC-based think-tank.

On the 50th anniversary of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM), Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that it was a railway of the future destined to define global logistics for the 21st century. He added that Russia's pivot towards the east became possible thanks to the BAM.

Russia’ defense ministry confirmed on Tuesday that the military will be receiving additional S-500 missile systems this year. Russian and foreign observers alike have touted them as perhaps the most sophisticated and powerful air and missile defense system in the world. Here’s why.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A growing number of Americans are struggling to feed themselves and 12.8% of households face lack of food, Newsweek said on Tuesday, citing US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data.

Unmanned aerial vehicles serve various purposes in military operations, including reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, and strike missions.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Global military expenditure increased by 6.8% in 2023 year-over-year and reached a new record high of $2,443 billion, with the three largest spenders being the US, China and Russia, according to new data published on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thanked Norway for providing gas to the country instead of Russia, adding that Oslo became Berlin's largest gas supplier.

BAGHDAD, (Sputnik) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are expected to sign over 20 agreements during Erdogan’s visit to Iraq on Monday, Iraqi government spokesman Basem Al-Awadi told Sputnik.

Humanity has been creating detailed maps of the Moon since the invention of telescopes in 17th century, with Polish astronomer Jan Hevelius credited with the first-ever atlas of the Earth satellite. The USSR advanced our knowledge of the Moon dramatically by snapping its far side with a probe in the 1950s. Now, China has taken up the mantle.