A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Millions of people across Europe are sweltering under an early-season heat wave this week as temperatures climb to unusually high levels.
Faithful shelter from the hot sun as Pope Leo’s XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)A man takes shelter in the shade of a street board to protect himself from the sun in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Serena Williams of the United States wipes sweat during a practice session ahead of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)The thermometer of a drugstore shows the temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)A man on a train wipes sweat from his face on a hot day in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)A girl wearing a traditional outfit uses a hand held battery powered fan to cool down on a hot day during an event marking summer solstice at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Workers remove scaffolding during a period of high temperatures in Antwerp, Belgium, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)Newly couple of spouses shelter for the hot sun as they wait to meet Pope Leo’s XIV during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)A worker drinks water on a construction site during high temperatures in Boulogne Billancourt, outside Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena )Visitors shield themself from the sun with umbrellas as they walk in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, outside Paris, during a heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)People refresh at a fountain as temperatures reach record highs, in Rome, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)People walk under a passageway at Yeni mosque during a hot day in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Two young women refresh under a water mister in Lille , northern France, Monday June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)A man shelters from the sun as he crosses Westminster Bridge as a heat wave is predicted in London, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)A man delivers plastic bottles of water during a hot day in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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