France’s parliament ousted Prime Minister Barnier after just three months. Lawmakers voted no confidence in his government. This historic move followed Barnier’s decision to bypass parliament on the budget. The far-right and left united against him. President Macron must now appoint a new prime minister. France faces political instability after June’s inconclusive elections.

Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, was recently informed by the bureau that he had been targeted as part of an Iranian hack. According to a CNN report, the hackers are believed to have accessed at least some of Patel’s communications. Members of Trump’s inner circle have been targeted by foreign hackers in recent months. Donald Trump Jr. has also said he was notified by the FBI that he was “one of the top targets” of Iran. n18oc_world n18oc_crux

The ‘Kill Modi Politics’ and ‘Wanted’ banners of the Prime Minister and external affairs minister S Jaishankar have been conspicuously displayed at Guru Nanak Gurdwara, West Bromwich, they added