India, Oct. 19 -- French authorities have prohibited all gatherings and demonstrations in Marseille from noon to 8 pm local time on Monday (Oct. 19), following violent protests across several European countries over the weekend. The ban was announced by the police prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhone in southern France in a post on X.

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised legal action against those involved in Saturday's violence, saying that those responsible for damaging public property, attacking government offices and businesses, and looting town halls would face prosecution and punishment.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in major European cities over the weekend to protest rising living costs, a shortage of afford...