French PM Orders Limited Curfews After Riots
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has ordered limited curfews following severe riots and looting across France, instructing local prefects to impose "very limited" and "local" restrictions to prevent further violence. The announcement followed a government crisis meeting, with Lecornu defending police actions and noting that despite heavy violence and damage, there were no deaths on Saturday. Marseille's prefect banned all protests and gatherings from noon to 8 p.m. Monday. The weekend protests against high living costs saw over 1,000 arrests and numerous injuries, with the Louvre temporarily closed due to student blockades. The EU and German government criticized the unrest, while Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation, which President Emmanuel Macron rejected.