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France is facing a mounting economic crisis that pushed its 10-year government bond yield to a new 24-year high on Thursday.

The US president has turned his attention to France, but his comments were dismissed by French leader Macron.

The French president accuses foreign leaders of seeking to exploit France’s unrest for their own political gains and spreading misinformation online.

French President Emmanuel Macron has criticised foreign leaders for trying to exploit the riots in his country.

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The French president said foreign leaders trying to win votes at home have exploited France's riots for their own political agenda.

<p>Leaders criticised for spreading misleading information as France prepares for further protests this weekend</p><p></p><p>Emmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of making “stupid comments” about France’s street unrest for political gain, as the country prepared for more protests this weekend.</p><p>Speaking during a visit to Qa

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French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized foreign leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, saying they exploit unrest in France for political gain

Emmanuel Macron i-a criticat miercuri pe liderii străini care „îşi fac campanie pe seama Franţei” şi lansează „comentarii inacceptabile şi totodată stupide”, vizându-i, fără a-i numi, pe preşedintele american Donald Trump şi pe prim-ministrul israelian Benjamin Netanyahu, relatează AFP şi Reuters.

À la suite des violences du week-end en France, «il y a eu une manipulation étrangère de l’information qui a donné lieu à des commentaires inacceptables autant que stupides de la part de beaucoup, y compris de dirigeants étrangers», a dénoncé le président français.

The French president rebuked unsubstantiated attempts to link looting and violence to immigration.

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