French PM orders localized curfews to stop rioting 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 public buildings and hundreds of businesses across France. Speaking after an emergency meeting, Lecornu noted no one was killed despite severe violence, and defended police work. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation Sunday, but President Emmanuel Macron refused it, citing the need for continued law enforcement command and demanding transparency on planning failures and new policing tactics. At least 2,400 people were arrested nationwide. Nuñez acknowledged authorities "lost control" in some major cities on Saturday, with hundreds of businesses looted. Flames destroyed Limoges' 19th-century City Hall, and Marseille banned protests Monday from noon to 8 p.m.