Beijing has confirmed it is investigating a Japanese suspected of “endangering China’s national security”, following Japanese reports that he had been detained, the latest irritant in relations between the two nations. The foreign ministry gave the confirmation in a statement quoted by China’s Global Times newspaper late Saturday, but did ...
Tunisia’s parliament was gathered on Saturday for a vote of confidence that could see Prime Minister Habib Essid unseated after just a year and a half in office. Essid’s government has been widely criticized for failing to tackle the country’s economic crisis, high unemployment and a series of terrorist attacks. ...