Doha, Oct. 22 -- In an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday strongly criticised "stupid comments" from foreign leaders for exploiting recent domestic unrest in France to further their own political campaigns.

Speaking in Doha during a three-day state trip to Qatar and the broader Gulf region, aimed at securing France's energy supplies amid an ongoing national cost-of-living crisis, Macron condemned foreign figures who he said were campaigning "at France's expense" following nationwide riots over the weekend, according to Euronews.

Taking aim at international counterparts without naming them directly, Macron noted that leaders on both side...