French PM orders localized curfews after weekend riots and looting

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has instructed prefects to impose "very limited" and "localized" curfews in cities to prevent further rioting and looting, following weekend violence that targeted city halls, public buildings, and hundreds of businesses across France. Speaking after an emergency meeting, Lecornu said no one was killed despite severe violence, defending police work. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation Sunday, but President Emmanuel Macron refused it, citing the need for continued law enforcement command. Macron demanded transparency on intelligence failures and new policing tactics. At least 2,400 people were arrested nationwide. Nuñez acknowledged authorities "lost control" in some major cities Saturday, with hundreds of businesses looted. The 19th-century City Hall in Limoges was nearly destroyed by fire, and Marseille banned protests Monday from noon to 8 p.m.