Paris is limiting public drinking and takeaway alcohol sales as a record heatwave strains hospitals. The heat has broken records across Europe, with scientists linking its intensity to human-caused climate change.
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Britain recorded its hottest June day ever, reaching 36.4C in Somerset, a day after the previous record was broken in Hampshire. Schools, hospitals and transport networks have come under strain as a rare red heat warning remains in place for southern England.
All U.S. military boot camps are again requiring flu shots for recruits after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the vaccine optional. The change comes as Lackland Air Force Base reports 275 confirmed flu cases.
France has confirmed its first Ebola case in a doctor who returned from a humanitarian mission in DR Congo. Health officials say the patient is stable, isolated and being treated under strict biosafety protocols.
France recorded its hottest June day since measurements began in 1947 as a heatwave spread across Europe. The extreme weather has caused power outages, school closures, health alerts and dozens of drownings linked to attempts to cool off.
France has reported 40 drownings since Thursday as a severe heat wave drives people into rivers and other unsupervised waters. Record heat has disrupted schools, transportation, landmarks and labor across several European countries.
Firefighters have not entered a burning frozen-food warehouse in Boyle Heights because of a compromised roof and towering steel racks inside. Officials warned residents about hazardous smoke carrying PM2.5 particles as the fire continued for a sixth day.
Confirmed Ebola cases in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, as officials struggle to trace contacts and reach communities affected by violence. Displacement camps in Ituri province face heightened risks, though no case has been confirmed at one camp where 10 unexplained deaths were reported.