This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Celia Hatton, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 9th of September, these are our main

stories. The French Prime Minister, Frasso-Bairu, has lost a confidence vote in Parliament

and will now be forced to resign. Benjamin Netanyahu is told residents of Gaza's city to leave immediately as the Israeli military

intensifies its assault.

Democrats in the U.S. Congress have published an image of a sexually suggestive letter

purportedly sent by Donald Trump to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Trump

denies being the author.

Also in this podcast, a mural by the street artist Banksy surfaces in London before it's quickly

covered up. It depicts a judge in a wig and black robe hitting a protester who is lying on the ground holding a blood-splattered placard.

We begin in the French capital, Paris. The French government had lost a vote of confidence in Parliament,

and the Prime Minister, Francois Bayru, will resign on Tuesday.

He'd wanted to cut public spending to shrink the budget deficit,

but failed to garner enough support.

On Monday, French MPs voted against him.

The National Assembly has not approved 194,

for 164 against the Prime Minister must now tender his resignation to the President.

The result in the French Parliament was expected, but the extent of the

government's defeat, perhaps not. The National Assembly voted by a margin of almost two to one

to eject Francois Bayrou from office, bringing down his minority government. You might think you've

heard this before. In the last three years, France has had four

prime ministers. It must now find another person to fill that role. French money problems are at the

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