- French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced partial and localised curfews following widespread weekend riots and looting across the country.
- Around 800,000 people took to the streets to demand urgent reforms, but peaceful protests were marred by fringe groups attacking police and looting stores.
- Lecornu blamed criminal elements and the ultra-left for the unrest, refusing to rule out declaring a state of emergency in Paris.
- Local authorities have started taking action, with the northern town of Denain imposing a nighttime curfew until Sunday.
- Meanwhile, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is set to approve an emergency decree to combat violent riots in Italy.
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