Paris police restrict gatherings in parts of city as Macron criticizes foreign leaders

Paris police have imposed restrictions on gatherings in key areas of the city, Deutsche Welle reports. The headline says protests are banned in parts of Paris. The report gives no further detail on the areas or how long the limits last.

The move comes as France prepares for more protests this weekend, according to the Guardian. The unrest follows violent protests on October 17, which the Guardian describes as Saturday's riots.

President Emmanuel Macron, on a Gulf tour, criticized foreign leaders over their remarks on the unrest. Speaking in Qatar, he described the comments as unacceptable and "stupid," the Guardian reports. He blamed "manipulation of information" after the riots and said the remarks came from many people, foreign leaders among them. France 24 says he has since arrived in Saudi Arabia.

The Guardian says Macron named no one and accused the leaders of acting for political gain. ABC News and France 24 say he was rejecting claims by U.S. President Donald Trump and others that blamed migrants for the riots. The BBC calls his words an apparent swipe at Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump, who it says both face elections in coming weeks.