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European Heat Dome: An Omega Block Weather System Is Drawing Saharan Air Deep into Western Europe

The stationary high-pressure system has trapped heat over France Spain and the UK creating conditions that could last through the weekend.

Forecasters say the temperature in Spain’s typically cool Basque country is expected to be more than 10 degrees above normal averages.

Italian authorities activated emergency protocols for its most vulnerable population as Rome and other major cities baked in extreme heat.

The defence department’s supplemental request comes as war costs are estimated at between $34 and $42 billion already spent.

The Met Office said a four-day heatwave could shatter the previous June record of 35.6°C last set in 1957 with northern areas also badly hit.

A new round of negotiations began in Washington with Lebanon demanding Israeli troop withdrawal and Israel insisting troops will remain.

Authorities in both countries allowed parents to keep children at home as classrooms without air conditioning became dangerously hot.

The Treasury waiver enables Iranian banks to receive payments internationally easing the country’s most pressing foreign-exchange crunch.

The leaders discussed bilateral relations and the evolving situation in the Gulf region as ceasefire talks continue in Switzerland.

Washington raised the alarm about RSF troop movements near the city saying international observers fear a repeat of earlier mass violence.