Solomon Islands leader wins no-confidence vote after riots

New Zealand has sent up to 65 military and police personnel to the Solomon Islands over the rioting (NZDF via AP)

The leader of the Solomon Islands has survived a vote of no confidence in parliament following riots in the capital city last month.

Prime minister Manasseh Sogavare told MPs in a fiery 90-minute speech that he had done nothing wrong and would not bow down to “the forces of evil” or to “Taiwan’s agents”.