Macron admits intelligence failures as France reels from cost-of-living riots

France faced nationwide unrest over the cost of living, with nearly 2,400 arrests and about 1,000 officers injured in a single day of violence, including clashes, looting, and fires. Tensions reignited on Paris' Place de la République as youths skirmished with police. President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged "failures in anticipation and intelligence" but refused Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez's resignation, instead demanding transparency and new operational methods for security forces. The violence followed Saturday demonstrations that escalated into some of the worst urban unrest in years. Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire described devastated streets, while shopkeepers like Ilan, 21, swept debris from looted stores, expressing desperation and expecting further clashes. The unrest evoked memories of the 2015 attacks near Le Carillon bar.