France extends curfews in major cities after a night of calm

An office building in a low-income neighborhood in Lille, one of the French cities where local government officials announced curfews on Monday. (Capucine Granier-Deferre/The New York Times) By SÉGOLÈNE LE STRADIC Several French cities extended curfews through Tuesday night after the measures helped quell days of riots and looting, as the government sought to reassure a rattled country before fresh protests expected later in the week. “These localized curfews are efficient,” Prime Minister...