What to know

• Curfews are taking effect in Paris and other French cities after a weekend of widespread violence, looting and thousands of arrests.S1S2
• France is wrestling with a multitude of crises including high public debt, anger over soaring prices and the rise of the far right.S3
• France is preparing to widen curfews to new hotspots, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, after restrictions imposed in several cities were credited with helping authorities keep the peace overnight. The country was shaken on Saturday by some of the most se...S4