France restores order after widespread riots as EU probes online disinformation

Following widespread cost-of-living protests across France that resulted in nearly 2,400 detentions, dozens of injured security officers, and severe property damage, relative calm returned on Tuesday after authorities introduced night-time curfews in Paris and other affected municipalities. President Emmanuel Macron urged local officials to restrict unauthorized weekend demonstrations, though trade union gatherings remain permitted in most areas, while Lyon banned all public assemblies.

Concurrently, European Union regulators initiated an investigation into alleged foreign online disinformation. European security officials are examining whether pro-Russian and far-right social media accounts intentionally disseminated footage of the unrest and looting to provoke broader European instability.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă.