Italy approved a decree Tuesday sending 500 more soldiers to Milan through the end of the year and creating a new crime of violent participation in a demonstration, punishable by up to five years in prison, after weekend rioters looted stores and set fires in the city's central shopping district.

French police have arrested a suspect in the fire that destroyed Limoges' historic city hall, as Paris and Lyon extend curfews after a weekend of riots. More than 2,500 people have been arrested, and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says a "massive" police operation will meet the next protest on Saturday.