Paris, France, Oct 20, 2026 (AFP) - France pledges new curfews as PM seeks to regain control after unrest

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France will impose new curfews where needed on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, as authorities sought to restore order after weekend demonstrations degenerated into riots. The eurozone's second-largest economy was rocked on Saturday by some of its worst street violence in recent years, just six months before the country elects a successor to President Emmanuel Macron. Images of clashes and public buildings set on fire or vandalised......

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