Macron urges calm in France as rioting spreads across Paris, Lyon, and other cities

French President Emmanuel Macron called for "calm and order" in a national address Sunday after protests over fuel prices and living costs turned into rioting, warning participants not to "escalate" as sporadic disorder continued in Paris and Lyon. Around 550,000 demonstrators joined largely peaceful protests Saturday, but police arrested about 2,400 people amid violence that included arson and looting in Paris, Marseille, Lille and other cities. Macron distinguished "legitimate demands" from those who "destroyed, smashed and looted," vowing justice and full transparency on the police response. The unrest ranks among the worst in modern French history, with Limoges' 19th-century city hall gutted by fire and about 1,000 officers injured, seven seriously. Macron said local officials would draft measures to protect shops and civic buildings.