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Visitors walk across the Mirroir d’Eau reflecting pool to cool down in Bordeaux, southwestern France on June 23, 2026, as France experiences a heatwave. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
Caption:Visitors walk across the Mirroir d’Eau reflecting pool to cool down in Bordeaux, southwestern France on June 23, 2026.Photo credit:AFP / Christophe ArchambaultPeople jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026.JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. The latest bout of exceptionally high temperatures to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as the authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable. In France, the epicentre of the weather anomaly, 54 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on the highest heat alert, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 43C in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in the capital Paris, said national weather service Meteo-France. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
People cool off during an ongoing heat wave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees at Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, on July 6, 2025.
People relax in the sunshine on Durdle Door beach, east of Weymouth on the south coast of England on 23 May 2026, as temperatures are set to rise over the long bank holiday weekend. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
A child walks along the water’s edge at sunset at Scheveningen Beach in The Hague, Netherlands, on August 12, 2025. Amid a nationwide heatwave and a code yellow warning from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, thousands sought relief by the sea. (Photo by Mouneb Taim / Middle East Images via AFP)
Iran’s delegation including Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Abbas Araghchi, centre, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, third right, arrive for a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on 21 June 2026.
Everest survivor Dawa Sherpa speaks during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu on June 18, 2026. Dawa, a Nepali mountaineer who spent six days dragging himself off Mount Everest after being abandoned has been moved out of intensive care as he slowly recovers, his family said on June 9. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
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