The Week in Pictures: Europe's Shock Early Heatwave, French Open Battles and the Blue Origin Blast

The week in pictures: Europe's shock early heatwave, French Open battles and the Blue Origin blast

Former title holders crashed out at Paris's Roland-Garros tennis stadium and PSG faced off with Arsenal in Budapest to win their second Champions League final in a row as a heatwave shattered European temperature records for the month of May: FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images.

Europe’s Early Heatwave Is a Warning

Europe’s record-breaking May heatwave has arrived before summer, bringing deaths, pressure on emergency services, disrupted schools, health warnings and renewed concern over whether the continent is ready for extreme heat. The crisis is not only about weather. It is about public health, housing, work, poverty, urban planning and the ability of European governments to protect […]

The week in pictures: Europe’s shock early heatwave, French Open battles and the Blue Origin blast

Home Europe Former title holders crashed out at Paris’s Roland-Garros tennis stadium and PSG faced off with Arsenal in Budapest to win their second Champions League final in a row as a heatwave shattered European temperature records for the month of May: FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week’s most striking images. Issued on: 31/05/2026 – 16:32Modified: 31/05/2026 – 16:37 2 min Reading time Fire and smoke rise during an explosion of Blue…