Europe

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced he will resign in the coming weeks, calling for early presidential and parliamentary elections. His decision follows a year and a half of protests demanding early elections, triggered by a tragic railway accident. Vučić did not specify a timeline for his resignation.

A brutal heatwave will persist across Europe this weekend, with record temperatures recorded in the UK, France, and Germany. As Paris bans alcohol in public and postpones the Pride March, emergency services respond to increased callouts amid extreme conditions, with temperatures peaking at 39°C in the French capital.

Authorities in Spain and Portugal are warning that the risk of wildfires remains extremely high, as residents brace for further scorching temperatures this week. Thousands of hecters of land were destroyed in central Portugal over the weekend, while water-bomber planes were deployed to battle a large blaze threatening homes in southern Spain. FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland gives us more details.

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