Paris police issue overnight curfew after riots across France

<p>Paris police said that they issued an overnight curfew in two areas of the French capital “to protect people and property from the violence and looting”.</p> <p>It comes after a weekend <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/19/macrons-vow-to-those-who-sought-to-bring-down-republic-you-will-pay/" target="_blank">marred by France’s worst rioting in years</a> that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country.</p> <p>The statement said that the orders ban gatherings and demonstrations and impose a curfew prohibiting anyone from entering or remaining around the Place de la République, <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/18/fires-break-out-as-protesters-rally-across-france-joining-students/" target="_blank">where rioting took place</a> Saturday, and the shopping neighbourhood of Les Halles, which has been subject to looting.</p> <p>French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu earlier called for “very limited” and “localised” curfews.</p> <p> Speaking after an emergency meeting with senior government officials, Lecornu defended police handling of the unrest, saying that “despite scenes of severe violence and extensive property damage, no one was killed, and that is a miracle”.</p>…