- France will deploy its Sentinelle military force this Saturday to guard sites and free up police officers to maintain order during planned protests.
- Prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has promised a massive police deployment aimed at securing an immediate return to calm following violent weekend unrest.
- Partial curfews have been enforced in several cities, including Paris, Nice and Marseille, after thousands of rioters were arrested during nationwide protests.
- Justice minister Gérald Darmanin pledged an unrelenting response to any further acts of violence.
- The riots have spread across Europe to Belgium, Albania and Italy, where 500 military troops are being deployed to defend Milan.
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