Yosam Mukundane

I'm a senior member at Forsige covering topics on diplomacy and foreign policy relating to Asia and the World.
191 Articles

The Taliban held a grand military parade showcasing weapons from Soviet-era scud missiles and weapons left by US

The Taliban on Wednesday displayed Soviet-era Scud ballistic missiles at a military parade in Kabul held to mark…

Suez Canal blocked again by Saudi Arabia-bound crude oil tanker

The Suez Canal was once again in the news on Wednesday as a 250-metre-long oil tanker called 'Affinity…

Iran allows women into the stadium

Iran allows women into the stadium: Women have been mainly prohibited from attending men's games and other sports…

US ordered Nvidia to stop chip sales to China which may cost the company $400 million

In growing tensions over global semiconductors, US chip designing company Nvidia said that US officials ordered it to…

Ukraine’s counter-offensive failed miserably with more than 560 soldiers dead, 26 tanks, 23 AFVs and 2 Su-25s destroyed

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russian troops to flee "if they want to survive" amid a widely reported…

Europe may run out of food in the coming months and years due to sanctions against Russia

Europe is feeling the pain out of its own making after blindly following US to sanction Russia after…

Solomon Island suspends all US Navy visits which is a big blow to US military in the region

The Solomon Islands has told the United States it is suspending all navy ships from entering its ports.…

Tensions are rising as Taiwan Shoots Down an ‘Unidentified Chinese Drone’

As Taiwan's military had warned on Sunday (Aug. 28), troops fired live ammunition on a Chinese drone that…

Japan to invest $30 billion in Africa in education, agriculture and health care in next 4 years

Japan pledged to invest $30 billion in Africa over the next three years to spur development with a…

The last Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev died at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev the last leader of the former Soviet Union died at the age of 91 in the…

Far from being weakened as Putin ordered to increase military personnel by 137,000 soldiers to 1.15 million

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase its number of soldiers by 137,000 to…

South Korea’s birth rate falling at alarming speed after recording the lowest birth rates

South Korea has broken its own record for the world's lowest fertility rate according to official figures released…

China sends Navy, Airforce and Army for the first time to Vostok-2022 military exercises in Russia

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has dispatched forces to join the upcoming Vostok-2022 in Russia, with PLA…

Protesters want Thailand’s Prime Minister to quit over the term limit

A legal showdown that could oust embattled Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaches the country's constitutional court this…

China’s heat-seeking radar with a 300km range boosts anti-stealth tech, say, Defence Scientists

Defence industry engineers in southwestern China have built a small infrared search-and-track system that can pick up the…