France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave ^40.9%

AP News - By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - 6/23/2026, 7:36 AM

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PARIS (AP) — France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict visiting hours and disrupting school and transportation schedules in multiple countries. Punishing temperatures extended to the United Kingdom and Spain, where weather agencies... more