Keep calm and carry on: Unfazed French diners enjoy a drink at Parisian cafe during riots as fire burns in the background

Two diners continued drinking and smoking outside a Paris café as a fire burned nearby during riots that followed nationwide cost-of-living protests. The scenes illustrate how unrest and looting spread through French cities after peaceful demonstrations were disrupted by violent groups.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called for local, partial curfews, while Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said police had lost control in some cities. President Emmanuel Macron urged unity and promised accountability, after authorities reported nearly 2,400 arrests over the weekend; the unrest also spread to Milan.