By Makini Brice, Francesca Landini and Dave Graham PARIS/ROME/ZURICH, June 28 (Reuters) - Temperatures hit 40 degrees ⁠Celsius (104 ⁠degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as ⁠storms moved into other areas,

By Lucien Libert and Lauren Bacquie PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) - Undertaker Zouhaier Hertelli is receiving panicked calls from families, retirement homes, and even the police desperately trying to find space in refrigerated mortuary storage for people who died during the heatwave that has been gripping France.

France faces Sweden as a heavy World Cup favorite, while Mexico hosts Ecuador in Mexico City with a raucous home crowd and a spotless defensive record.

France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.

By Leigh Thomas PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) - France's already heavy debt burden is at risk of rising steadily higher unless the government delivers deeper spending cuts and restarts stalled pension reforms,

First estimates published by the national health agency listed hundreds more deaths per day compared with the daily death rate in previous months.

France’s round of 32 defeat of Sweden, a team praised for its strong defensive posturing, begs the question: Can anyone defeat Les Bleus at this World Cup?

In 18 career World Cup matches, France superstar forward Kylian Mbappé has scored 18 goals. He’s on the verge of rewriting history.