Macron accuses foreign leaders of exploiting French riots for election gain
French President Emmanuel Macron has accused unnamed foreign leaders of exploiting France's weekend riots for electoral gain, calling their comments "unacceptable and stupid" and alleging they were influenced by AI-generated fake videos. Macron's remarks, made in Doha, appeared to target Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, both facing elections soon. Netanyahu cited an "invasion of extremist Islam" in France, while Trump blamed mass immigration, urging France to "close your borders." Nearly 150 people have been jailed and over 800 brought before courts since the riots, which followed student protests over high school conditions. EU regulators are examining possible foreign disinformation campaigns, with researchers linking pro-Russian accounts and AI-generated fake news videos to amplifying the unrest.