France has recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during its historic summer heat wave, marking the country’s deadliest heat-related toll in more than two decades, Public Health France announced ...

People cool off in the Trocadéro Fountain in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, during a heat wave affecting a large part of France, June 23, 2026. Abdul Saboor/Reuters By Colette Davidson, Special ...

France’s latest heat wave is straining the country’s power system, with Electricite de France SA warning that as many as five nuclear plants could face output curbs in the coming days as soaring ...

Europe is still taking stock of a powerful heat wave in late June, but experts are already confident it ranks among the worst ever recorded—even rivaling a freak 2003 episode. Temperature records were ...

The French Green party announced Tuesday it would put forward a motion of no confidence against the government over its handling of last week’s record-breaking heat wave. The bid to take down Prime ...