What to Know About the Heat Wave in Southern Europe
Firefighters have spent days battling blazes in Greece, Portugal, Spain and elsewhere. Forecasters said temperatures could pass 111 degrees in some places on Thursday.
Spain
Thousands evacuated in Spain as deadly heatwave fans Mediterranean wildfires
Boy, four, dies of heatstroke in Rome as scientists say high temperatures and fires are reminder of climate emergencyThe deadly heatwave fanning wildfires across the Mediterranean region has claimed at least three lives and forced thousands of people f…
As Europe’s Heat Waves Intensify, France Bickers About Air-Conditioning
As heat waves batter Europe, the need (or not) for air-conditioning has become part of the political tug of war in France between the right and the left.
Migrants swim from Morocco to Ceuta as officials say enclave ‘overwhelmed’
Seven children reach shore as dozens of people intercepted on risky route, which authorities say is now used more oftenAbout 100 people, including several children, risked their lives by trying to swim from Morocco into Spain’s north African enclave of…
Spanish town ordered to scrap religious festivals ban mainly impacting Muslims
Jumilla’s ban on gatherings in public sports centres breaches right to religious freedom, says MadridSpain’s central government has ordered officials in a Spanish town to scrap a ban on religious gatherings in public sports centres, describing it as a …
Ayahuasca and toad poison seized as police raid spiritual retreats in Spain
Three arrested and San Pedro cactus plants also found at rural properties that hosted lucrative ‘astral journeys’Police in eastern Spain have arrested three people and seized 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cactus plants and several bottles of to…
Southern Europe swelters under deadly heatwave as temperatures pass 40C
Four-year-old boy dies of heatstroke in Italy as scientists warn of ‘molotov cocktail’ of climatic conditionsDeadly heat of up to 44C is searing southern Europe, as scientists warn of a “molotov cocktail” of climatic conditions that is fuelling vast wi…
Weather tracker: Europe braces for another heatwave with highs of 44C
Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North AmericaEurope live – latest updatesAfter a period of cooler weather, swaths of central and eastern Europe face another heatwave as hot air over south-western…
European leaders set to join call with Zelenskyy and Trump on Wednesday, Germany says – as it happpened
Trump also expressed frustration with Ukrainian president and pushed for a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting during press conference On France, AP noted that the red alert has been issued only eight times since it was created in 2004 after a deadly summer the ye…
Miriam González Durántez weighs up move to lead new Spanish liberal party
Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg understood to have had talks with Renew grouping of parties in EuropeFor almost 30 years, she let her husband, the former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, soak up the political limelight, but 10 year…